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FILE NAME: John Crane (JC) DATE: 1966 Mar 2 DOC#: JC017 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Article - Link Asbestos to Cancer of Lungs, Colon LINK ASBESTOS TO CANCER OF LUNGS, COLON Chicago Tribune (1963-Currentfile); Mar 2, 1966; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) pg. A8 LINK ASBESTOS TO CANCER OF LUNGS, COLON New York, March 1 UP) -- Mount Sinai hospital reported today that asbestos, used in brake linings and other com mon products, may be a cancerrelated danger to the general public as well as to those whoi come into contact with it in in-1 dustry. "The Mount Sinai s t u d i e s show that direct occupational exposure to asbestos increases the risk of pneumoconiosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and pos sibly cancer of the stomach and colon," the hospital said. "Evi dence also has been obtained that some asbestos fibers may be present in the lungs of at least one-quarter of the urban population of the United States." The statement was released along with the hospital's an nouncement of a new laboratory to assess the asbestos danger to industrial occupations and the | public. j Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.