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51. Slnca 1940, there have been 19 cases In which the diagnosis of primary cancer of the lung may be considered to have been proved, Approxi mately hall of these cases wore associated with aebeetosls. All but one died (n the recognised "cancer-age" and at least one-third had only tho lightest xposuro (category 1) to aebeotoa dust. On the basts of what are bolleved to be complete and reliable data, it oecme fair to conclude that the asbostos miners In the Province of Quebec do not have a significantly higher death rate from lung cancer than do com parable segments of the general population. Furthermore, the death rate from dung cancer In the areas contigu ous to the asbestos operations Is comparable to that In areas widely scattered throughout the Province of Queboc and Is lower than In some urbanised areas within the Province. 0301