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_____*ae If' ^ MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1925 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20009 (202) 463-6126 March 7, 1975 TO: Technical Task Group on Vinyl Chloride Research SUBJECT: Reports on J^^^^^^^^^^rResearch Members: Attached are the following reports: 1. Progress report of February 26, 1975 on "Supple mentary Epidemiological Study of vinyl Chloride Workers I" from Tabershaw/Cooper Associates, Inc. 2. Manuscript of presentation on "Hepatic Angio sarcoma in Man and Rodents Following Prolonged Exposure to Vinyl Chloride" given at the meeting of the American Asso ciation of Liver Diseases in Chicago on October 29, 1974. As noted in Dr. Gordon's cover memo to me, February 25, 1975, he plans to submit, essentially the same material at the meeting of the Society of Pharmacological and Experimental Pathologists on March 5, 1975 in New Orleans. Enclosed is also Dr. Torkelson's letter of January 27 to the writer regarding the recommendation of the Research Coordinators (who have already received copies of this letter) not to sacrifice the control rats nnrt_nvirfi nf Industrial PTnTEST Laboratories at this ***>- -----------, In addition, you may be interested in the availability of the latest revision dated January 27, 1975 of the National Cancer Institute's Guidelines for Carcinogen Bioassav in Small Rodents (65 pages). Copies may be obtained by writing Dr. James M. Sontag, Manager, Bioassay Operations Segment, Carcinogenesis, DCCP, NCI, Landow Building, Room A-306, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. irffrr-pnppirn nn vinyi flni-fttttb are scheduled for pre sentation March 25, 1975 at a Conference on Occupational KSV 0001270 TTGVCR March 7, 1975 page 2 Carcinogenisis in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Copies of the New York Academy of Sciences' brochure cover and appli cation form, as well as the pages relating to vinyl chloride monomer are attached. Sincerely MF/etv Enclosures Milton Freifeld, Project Manager RSV 0001271