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1 A I do. Page 1720 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. 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? 15 A Extremely uncommon. 16 Q What is the rate of mesothelioma in the j 17 general population? 18 A The current studies indicate, and this would 19 depend a little bit where you took your sample from, 20 but if you just looked at the general population of 21 the United States, and looked at what the incidence