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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1964 May 7 DOC OC278 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Asbestos Workers Health Program & Dr. Selikoff ep OE $ PLAINTIFF'S PLAINTIFF'S i 1. 34 1. J. 1. ifie os De im . re. en S. wT. 0. . *T. eo 5. Winkle - Tolado Thomas - Toledo Doeschansteja - Tolado Caxby - Tolago Wright - Toledo Curtiss Santa Clara Husey - Santa Clara F. . Edwards - Toledo ASBESTOS WORKERS HEALTH PROGRAM 33. IRVING J. SELIKOFF dug 7 196 tr, 2. Zuren - Tolado _ de now have copies of Celikoff's Celikoff's report 20 in the April 6 1364 issue of the Journal of the American dedical Associa- tion describing his early findings and observations after reviewing the ? mdical histories of more than 1500 cambers of the Insulation and Asbestos Workers Lion located in the New York City and Newark New Jersey areas riala tha This assentos report and it dows not identify any other insulatin zate- relates all biol^xicalresetions to asbestos MPC ves though it is stated that building trades insulation vorsers have relatively light intermittent exposure to sabestos The startlist part or the report is the high incidence of Cancer anon Insalatio workers Dr. Zelhoff's date would sees to indicate that insulation workers have from i to 7 timma nore luse cancer and about 3 times more cancer of the stomach colon and rectum than tha senarai ale population It is our understmoink that Dr. Jelikorf has received fr^nts that will permit his to continue his investigation of the medical historias of insulation verkers on a nation scale Consequantiv his activities will continue to be of considerable interest to us 0 are also told that he will attasot to ->uneratean muen solicity for this project as is possible His ability to interest the America redical nasociation in the current program and to set his resort published in their Journal attests to his public relations capabilities r Calikoff spoke before the joint cnnual conference ut 1.3.A. 22d the A.C.S.I.h. in fhiladel nia last week using the sana basic data that vas used in the J.AMA orticis dis talk was later priatad in a Philadelphia news 01 0100 + i eee eee e ee me ee ot interests Vecause r Selikoff's project ambraess the insulation unions only workers in and because the proposed stady will involve all embers of these Labor eventually Fibergias will somer or organizations it is obvious that later ecome a subject of investication e will continue to follow Dr. Selikoff's activities closely and recommend any protrans that are needed to will protect our fi ef ae f / 4 F ^' THES THES F. H. Edwards ad - 01 117 0101