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Corfids at lal fcrtc^ur 20, 1950 A. It. Pi*Jr Asbartds fessd Puliiotisry Cea&r Her# li tha copy of tb* Proposal dated September 21, 1950, that Dr. Vrrveld eont to m . Attached also la Gaarge Foster's report to the Q. A* X. A., datad Soptriher 25, 1950, which be had esnt to you. Tha Bala points vara oovsred whan you, Dr. Lanaa, and I diseusaod this yostar da/ and I hara made marginal notaa in both booklets that may ba of inter*rt to you. Some items were i (1) Maks tha bast posslbla epidasaiologioal study by parsonnal vail qualified In this fiald. Dasirabla to hart this praoada Saranao dust studlas if posslbla, but not naoassary. (Dr. Lansa says Dr. S. K. Bacaond is ka<vn to ba good.) (2) It night ba vail to have estimates on yaara bayood tha first and saoond sine* Saranao estimates tha possibility of a five-year program. Doubtlass thaa* yaars would not ba any nor* expensive than tha aaooad yoar at 910,000. (3) Under Item 15, psga 11, in tha Saranao Proposal, thara is tha usual stipulation about puhlioatiom of tha rsuits. This appasrs to ba all right, but it would ba dasirabla if repreeantativea fran Saranao would not nska talks befars groups bringing out infora st ion about the Investigation that is not yst raady far publloatlon. As you will recall, this has baan dona in tbs past and possibly cannot ba prevented. As to Mr. Foster's report, it seems to as that tha ldaa of putting out truthful oountar-propaganda is a good one in order to counteract sene of the wild state ments aed* on tha other side. I presume, when ha speaks of having our doctors laotur* at medical schools, that this would ba only on certain occasion* end not so frequently as to interfere with cur normal basin*as. Dr. Lansa agresj! with ray thought that ve vould do vail to avoid fcoralr^ an institute for industrial chest diseases with other mining associations for tbs obvious reason that ve have relatively minor problems and might beacne identi fied with same very aarious problems in the industry in general where workmen are dying of silloosls, sideroais, and other,ailments of this kind. Enc-2 bci H. M. Jaokeon J. P. Voodard g PLAINTIFF'S (i EXHIBIT J T/T)33Z Y^rnf' r " ~\r -nr- OA, - ** Hjr-:;^.--- ; ^ ~ ' ? * ~ -n.** u ':-~j*. -j.-* * trr-; vT?* ; .- Report to Quebec Asbestos Mining Association re Pulmonary Cancer U;.V ** _ . / immm It M Report to Qoabee Asbastoa Mining Association r Pulaonary C&noer v Mfrwtef durtaad pnlnMwv^cfrnosr. . They have aeda these puhllshed stataaenta only on statistical data, no research haa bean dona, and these rtatlatloal data are based only on daath statistics. For this reason tba Short Rang# Program haa bsen reoaBnended to you alnoa va ara informs! by our own aadloal offloara tbati a. Thia atatlatical information la not confirmed in their opinion In our workman. b. Tha atatlatle&I survey la the most rapid, cheapest, and nora conclusive than any other nethod. o. We would be using the sane methods as our antagonists. Rm.lrri1 The following personnel ara conaidarad neoaaaary to sake thia surveyt a. Ona statistician of repute or an actuary . ~r tV* T"*T~r"^B tTFfi (l `tlcal tielan la^nsTSaredprefarable b. X-ray eonaultant. Dr. Sknlth and Dr. Cartier could very well serve as consultants with r Saranac reporting on bondar-llna eases. Tha estimated coat of making thia report la $4,000. and tha required tine to eonplete ia four nonths. FtXBUXi Report to Artscctcs Hialng kc-~zzts.l3.Bsx n ' PaJr.-tKnrj' f^ncss*' .*- . L * * * * .->' Orva. . . v;-, .tv ,/J. HA"5't.ift; iY'jtl'. .T/; ** *'}>.t A' o / To MflEEfeSg \I r Inhalgjftqft .flf .a^b^ft^p.Agot. * -. t*t asft^ ^3ptaSa^i^aK, ^ ! B^pflfX /* JU m* ahl* $0 v<p5f^.^ai4ir OlT ac thu ....'. tatmonV^Sy^p.t correal or to aoo?pir,it ud tty gspp-.. qtynty that |pu Kith it ftjr jxa^^Q attar ia tty.aas* aa tha Association jpd Tfljtgirfa7f , found JLtaalf In 1977 as regard* asbaatoaia. iK * ' RBCOHffiHDAIJJCf 1 ... It la rapow^podad to .th* Association, that tjtyjr JF*90!*! at odo* on two program# f <f ., .'I ... , 1, A Short Rang* Program j 2. A Long Rang* Program . * a 4' *. ks ' \* . 1. rhi BKrtAaa piww Thli would oonaiat edt an apldaaological atody. Thia statistical work or aunrsy to ba dona undsr tha anaploaa of a statistician of raputm and It la aapadally rttccmandad that this statistician should bsp If posaihla, a Canadian. ! thyjgbgrt .fen** Eranrai - eoatinaad - . mmiaCJESaQMMf of Caresda, who art affiliated with ibs Canadian another perecm considered proper for this la Dr. A. Valois, atetl*tiedap far the City of Montreal. f Thle survey should be undertaken under the auspices of Saranae.., 2. Tbf 1pm flwwt iffrsgw Under The long Range Program it ie reccsewnded that the eerrloes of the Saranac laboratory of the Edvard Tcv^deau Jourdation be util lend. They are psreeantly setting up a cancer research dealing with tlialaai, iron, carbon and aliicue dust and o<xild do this by patting in another dust rpoe and do our vork paral leling theee other eleaento^ -rr "T*"* ..j'tst C' V " * -. J i' - 1/ 1 " " - ., ^- vo - -------* ^-w 3- - r., fFriCr/-oao^ t.'. J t . ..v ->.-' ' b^.'.rf -. : .i J q;'T .'I r- a e v>Lf.U ^ \^2, ' $5S&%-*--* ^<... Ti` ^:'1'': 'VV ' 7 T . -./ ... -~t /: >> ,':>j h i.r.ici :u : J:-;...! iX'- - u >>-0 . C'.i'V--' ,;'.c\5. "i/ TjV' _\ i .- lnu T- 11 .t a.f' ` -:^c .h "!! J^i-r , ~ti df A r/'/r'''...... -.,U ;.<. .(/x y *1/ V. >>> - Vy*. *-*- ^ f' ^ ; *- ^ * J <x> -- . ^^ ffi '^4*- 'Wtf-*-'' . - ------ /'i'. 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" c-y. -. * -> t n m Y A M MW M t v rA- . i< . :<j: ^ K /. - - t ; ,ii , iif ;|( j-.vT. " 'J *. v-;' ' r> )o ic ..*: r. >. . rilU,,~ . . -\:i!I _ `A " l*>t, >t;. .,'l;" -:Iv '. J J L v- :y*.uAc.- / - -/ . -O*; 1.J P.*< Oi Ca!.*,IO, rc" _ii t,Jt>T.qL:o- rl 3^'J i ,i- *r c 'f o, ' .Lr :3K an jg.SG RAPGE m$mI This program would consist of a research program and the foJ_lovng through on It for at least two years and probably three years. Two programs have been considered t n 1V - J l *\ * 1. The transplanting of living tissue under the guidance of Dr. Lenta and ; * his group. 2." Utilising the facilities as ve have In the past of the Trudeau Foundation . 1 and subjecting animals to a high asbestos dust condition. i * Ipag Mngt Program - 1. The proposal under this program oonslsta of trans plantinjuring tissue of an sssbryo mouse vlth fibre apiantad Into a living mouse to see if oanoer can be produced. This proposal oan only be considered as a screening and cannot be regarded as positive data, but only as a probability if the research doc tors are able to reproduce pulmonary cancer. If there is no reproduction there is no proof, neither positive nor negative. The estimated cost of this program would be $10,000. for the first year with no further committments on our part at the end of the first year, but it la not considered probable that any results would be forth coming prior to two years. Jt 1 r /1 --------f ' " y - - ' /c ^ / I r-i> *i * v' 7 ci !i. /*< 'io r.J;;/-3n r> y+*r /C^y^ r' r\ i*/* <j Z'initaoqoir rj:J v b:fCkJ ru 2c c-:ir-.id 3. 'tJI yu'-Jjiali; n 'v . .', i's '/ .......... .. .1/y rco-' rrx<t nJir> :& iV "tie .. j J. s oint oi j'ul <.j -i. oof" Jo T* *T~ *% 19*.. i-j > "* xx -. - jL oo:. - . - fs.' . , ^ >'v; w ' j. > .t* Is*- c>* ,y\ h-._ fU t.J ^ $ j ;v -/A : o; t.! : .a4.'.' <-* -v^ -cc 1 Lag tense ftxCTa - 2. This would consist of on Inhalation technJUjue with studies carried on at Saranac. It Is re-occ..warded that If the hong Rang* Program is adopted, than this is the program that should be adopted! Saranac is the central repository of indus trial long data. They hare the inhalation chambers and technicians for doing this type of research and they hare a msnber of years of research vlth us in asbestos Is. LUcevise Dr. Rhode who is connected vlth the Slo&nKettaring Cancer Research Foundation is In oontaot vlth Saranac. This study would require a minimum of three years and probably fire years. It is estimated to cost $16,000. the first year and $10,000. the second year. Each member oonpany is in receipt of a oopy of their proposal. r i ;< # jaas.jtei. Jftsaaggui-2 The third phor-ei 1* It is the feeling of your cosmdttee that along with the Short Range Program and the Long Rang* Program a third phase should be developed. That phase would oonslat of ora publicity casing from our Association than has In tha past, rather than taking tba dafenslve attitude that ve have. Va would point out that Dr* Jfcul Cartier has bam published In Franca and Portugal re garding tha incidence of heart disease and tuberculosis in the asbestos industry but there has been no publication, to our know ledge, dealing with this subject, on this continent. ' It Is recoesasnded that more of these papers be published, at least one yearly, dealing with the medical aspects of our industry. That ve arrange to have our doctors lecture at Medical Schools yearly. That ve attempt to arrange to affiliate our ^ doctors In sens aimer vith Research Centres r suchJuuSaran&c and in such organisations as "J* the indus trial Byglegr, Aag^>c lstib$ ' and the . ,~m Institute of industrial Medicine as clinicians , In the asbestos industry. , In this matter we feel that ve would ocabat reports vhloh ve believe, vith the information at hand, to be erroneous. Ve believe that jublioity oa the part of our Institute would oaabat erroneous reports such as Jean Marehand made In Tbetford recently when he quoted from what be reported to be an official report of the Third International Conference on pneuaonioosis. This report has not as yet been leaned. ca&. \ K tY '. V xt Another phase of this projr&a would be to consider thf/// AV " A/ foncAilon of an Institute for industrial cheat dipcaaa* :^r with other lining associations. This would require Ilka- ^)/-` vie* the cooperation of Doctor* Gregoire of th* Rowraount I t Sanitarlua, Burlc* of the Laurentian Sanltarlm, RoTIand of th* Cartiarvlll* Sard tarlua and Vivian of McGill University. It would also be desirable to arrange through McGill a post-scholar following-up plan of study at Saranac as c Id Dr. Gregoire In the physicological field. The Province vould likely send one. * t t h < i u t * 1 i