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1 detail as possible, what is this National Cancer
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2 Institute document that you say states that the
3 background level of mesotheliomas without asbestos
4 exposure is 10 to 20 per million?
5 A In the general population it was about 10
6 per million per year in the '80s, 1980s, and that is
7 based on -- I think based on the third national cancer
8 survey data.
9 Q From what organization or government
10 institution does that supposedly come from?
11 A The National Cancer Institute.
12 Q When was that published, sir?
13 A I don11 remember.
14 Q Well, you do know how frequently the NCI
15 updates its publications on this.
16 When did the last one come out?
17 A I don't know.
18 Q None have come out since 1992, have they?
19 A There may be. Actually I have an article
20 that talks about that.
21 Q Well, while you are looking, and if you