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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1964 Oct 20 DOC#: ABX047 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Medical Director to Management New York Office RE Asbestos October 2 0 , 1961* /s p s s t o s PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT AB-97 m m / Mr. R. IJ. Parker Eanacenent Personnel New York Offlo e -in d u strial Ifygione D ep artm en t's program , tho Eraloablok p la n ts hava te e n analyzod f o r t h e i r p o ssib le h azard s to craplqyoGs* Asbestos s tu d io s hat's been c a r rie d o u t p e rio d ic a lly * According t o Jim Holtaway and Henry Gotmor, wo have n ev er had any fin d in g s in d ic a tin g inadequate c o n tr o l over o u r h an d lin g o f asb esto s* Hanscement has been aware o f tho o ccupational hazards a sso c ia te d w ith th is m aterial* I n the A p ril 6 , 191* is s u e o f th a Jo u rn a l o f tho American MedicrtiL A sso ciat l o n , th e r e was an a r t i c l e by I* J*` S e lik o ff," K*D*, J* Churg, II.D* and E .C . IlGnmcnd, D.Sc* on "A sbestos Exposure and N eoplasia*" I t i s t h i s ear: group and th a fin d in g s described in th is a r t i c l e which has prompted tho numerous newspaper a r t i c l e s which so many o f u s a re reading* Cn th a b a s is o f th e ir stu d y , i t would appear t h a t th e re i s an added re la tio n sh ip between cancer o f tb o lu n g s , p le u ra , stom ach, co lo n and re c tu m 'in in d iv id u a ls who havo boon a sb e s to s w orkers f o r 20 or r.ore y ears* These w orkers would be those w ith frequent and prolonged exposures not adequately c o n tro lle d , as perhaps in asbestos mining and in su la tio n workers (building trades)* I n th is s e l e c t group o f w o rk ers, th e sa a u th o rs found 6*8 tim es go much can cer o f tho lung and p le u ra na i n th o gonom l U*S. mole pop u latio n * They were not a b le to a s c e r ta in th e smoking h a b it3 o f th o se men* In. g e n e r a l, i t i s f e l t , as you probably know, t h a t among o a r r o le p o p u la tio n th e lung c an c e r o ath r a t s i s 10 tim es a3 high among c ig a r e tt e smokers as non snokors* At cuy r a ta tho so authors s ta te d t h a t th e ir d ata "Uculd not n e ce ssa rily apply to asbestos exposure in o th er in d u s trie s , 3uch as tho facto ry production o f asbestos p ro d u c ts, t:rs asbostos t e x t i l e in d u stry ', e tc * , where c o n d itio n s o f employment eig h t be qu ite d ifib ren t " SPNY 000363 Paco 2 Octobor 20, 196k Y r . R. B. P o rte r Ro: Asbestos .fc.oi th a t th e r e m i l bo f u r i t e r cu i/c-r rru ffic io n t p u b lic ity cm : o f p resen t stu d ie s on cchastoc as i t re la te s to hui;m h e alth to tha p o in t whore i t would a ffe c t th e ndbcctos breha lin in g and exposure of tha General populace. If I note any o tte r a rtic le s on th is su b jec t, I s h a ll inform you. C. C. H la ck tio ll, J r . , H.D. Medical Biro c to r CCBsnp cci Messrs. K elly, J r. yf, B. T erry K. Rennie J . 7 . Oreah SPNY 000364