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KAiaKAZL 28th October, I957. .. B. M. tartar, Tag.# bubty ft IkttlKO Co., totolif# - taanlnsUi ooa. So^Jiz^i- SnrKr. Tartar, Aab--toals ad Iax'Cmetr to 11th October Mr. Morllng tdmovlidgid your latter or 1st October with which jw enclosed an abstract or given by Ora. O'Pcsmall and Mann. or Xancastar Oenaral Hospital, on asbestos as a cause or lung cancer, together with an* extract froa Public Health Monograph to, yS (1955) and a letter fkeo Mr. tta. Jt. ghoecalcer. We bare read these papers with great Interest and X bare received eccasnte froa Or. J, T. Knox, a copy of X MldttMa '^ Mr. Shoemaker* e letter lnpllea doubt about tha dlalstarastedn--a of Or. Ma. C. Busper, who la of course a cancer specialist, but It seeas to ua that tba Public Health Monograph (which was presucably written by bln) la very fair In stating the rlswa of those authorities who still doubt the relationship between aabeetoala and i"g cancer, aa well aa those who consider the connection to be established. . As I think you know, we at Ul. Co. Otd. are satisfied that tha .Incidence of lung cancer in Icng-scxvice arteatoale workers la Batch higher than In tha general population. fortunately, as Or. Xhcoc aaya, there la . evidence that the igprerrament in working conditions which we have achieved In the last 2$ years has appreciably Cent'd. JJCUaaJsUbePy oArHteart,t.laaactnf.,Cbo&,fef-x:f. i'. " - VjT^S-^5. redneed tha Iwnldetwta of both die--sea. Va do not need a Ml copy of tba Public Health ; Monograph, but wa should bo 1st----tod to receive a full copy of too O'Daunell/Mazza paper. If It beeerase available. . Tears sincerely. T.B.A. Ho. 5525 JV/SU - Copies tor KO/TtX/JUM