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1 A I do.
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2 Q You mentioned a few minutes ago about the
3 number of cases you saw in the Bremerton area?
4 A Correct.
5 Q About how many have you seen in that area?
6 A Since I have been in Bremerton, I worked
7 there now going on the 7th year, and I have seen close
8 to about 90, 100 cases.
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9 Q How many of those cases in your opinion,
10 Dr. Hammar, were asbestos related?
11 A 100 percent of them were.
12 Q 100 percent?
13 A Yes.
14 Q Is mesothelioma a common tumor in humans?
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15 A Extremely uncommon.
16 Q What is the rate of mesothelioma in the
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17 general population?
18 A The current studies indicate, and this would
19 depend a little bit where you took your sample from,
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20 but if you just looked at the general population of
21 the United States, and looked at what the incidence