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3 \/ , \ / J/X &X / f ' i> r- /*- >. r- l U --' _> iJvcc<*`.bct 6, IV56 Mr. HughM. Jackson, Manager Industrial Health Projjrim Jdu-.i-Manvllle Corporation 22 ifast *U)th Str ret Now York 16, New York Dear Hugh: PLAINTIFF'S i EXHIBIT At tho tirno of our Annual Meating you and I dlocusocd the status o{ the ATI study, ami I promised to aond you material which might be help ful. 1 realize that you will not be uulnj; it until January or February, but thought 1 *>oc 1(1 send you what wo turnod up immediately. We will continue to search end will send you anything more that we find before tne time of your meeting. In the American Journal of Mcdlcino for November 1953, laselbachcr, Klaus, and Hardy have r.n article entitled, "Asbestosis and Broncho genic Carcinoma". They report one ease but review the literature and they state that "about 10, 000 workers arc probably engaged in potentially h.t.rardoua asbosto* manufacturing operations in the United States, Most of tho industry Is ongaged In anbestoe textile manufacturing..........." As early au 1936 Lansa s climated that about 12, 000 individuals were employed Ln foe chief asbestos plantr. In the United Stntcj, of whom 10,000 might be exposed. Minaha-.v ana Garland In their book, "OirtOAsoj of the Chert", just off the press, at.to In part "exposuro occurs in Industrial plants where asbestos products arc fabri cated and among those who Install Insulating materials; the epinnlr.g and weaving of asbestos in combination with other textiles also results in oxooourc". The Isselbacher article collects 20 caeo* including their own, of which 10 Apparently occurred In this country. The occupations of-the**? iC Case* wore as follows; throo weavers, two pipe insulators, one pipe CGveror, one Asbestos mill worker and sorter, and throo not known. Tho occupations of tho other 10 {foreign} cases wore as follow*: spinner; mattress and opening departments; packor-storo* department; carder, spinner, and weaver; pre plnning-as aerribly room; machine adjustor; baggor; pipe coverer; "asbejioa worker"; and one wuo spent 13 year* la an asbestos plant although the occupa tion 1 s not given. Mr. Hugh M I 'ftccmbvf G, 1 V3G One conclusion of this 41-111:10 la that asbestos la As socUlod with brenrhojfenic c-irciootiu in 1J.8?* of the cac cited in the Utcr-Huro. * Doll, "Mortality from Lung Cancer In Anbestoe Workers", Uritiah Journ. Ind. Mod,, .April l?55, presents data on IB carer* of lunjj cancer diag nosed at autopny amon{{ 1U5 consecutive autopsies of worker* in a largo aabcoto* work*. 5`1/toon of lho 18 had a*bstosla and throe did not. These Individual* were not minors, of course, and their occupations includod: nine weivor*, throe fibtrriacrs, two disintegrators, one bag carrior, two spinners, and onu maintenance maa, In addition, wo have found articles reporting at loa*t seven other casco, mostly in the foreign literature and many of which do not spocliy the occupation, L, Vr, Smith, "Pneumoconiosis and Lung Cancer", Compensation Medicine, November 1949# states that tho Amoriesja and nglijjh figurca corrospond oo cloaely that It become# more and more difficult to absolve aaoeatou as a potential factor in the development of pulmonary cancer. He quota* a re cent editorial In tho JAMA as follows: "As the available evidence chow* that the occurrence ot cancer of tho lung is related to pulmonary usbcstoaU end io ^not mcroly a pomible wcquola of exposure to asbestos duet...........", and states V^Ahat claims for compensation will becomo of iucrcaolng frequency due to the general increase of carcinoma of the lung, I hope that this material will be helpful to you in enlightening the r epre aentiye c of the textile industry. We will continue to send "ammunition" a s we uncover it. With kindest personal regards. Sincerely yours, DCU:lf Daniel C. lirax.n, M.D. Medical Director