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4 The RUBEROID Co. C wrr to ax. x r. 10017 MR For Axtsnuon Copy to Messrs. Mesler, Hall, Heppes, Noil, Sweeney, Foote, Boranian, Bettoli, Dersch, Eddins. Dots March 2,1966 Reference Subject Messrs. O*Leary, Neel ASBESTOS - POTENTIAL CAUSE OF CANCE3 QUi; ! Today's newspapers carried articles reporting on research into the question of asbestos as a cause of cancer. The report very strongly suggests that those who work with asbestos have a better than SOS; chance of dying of' cancer and one. chance in five of dying from lung cancer. m" * This report is, no doubt, receiving wide publication and can be productive of substantial employee relations problems for us. It seems to me that we would be well advised to know as much about this research as possible, to know whether there are any preventive measures (either I operationally or with our employees) that can and should be taken - - ancTHo consider.a course of action as a Company - - ^s an industry. This memo is intended to alert all of us to a potentially serious problem and to stimulate some .positive action so that we shall not be caught unprepared. j ]. L.B.Farrell LBF:at Attachments' use a (PLAINTIFF'S | EXHIBIT 3 VW-00*1531 .IV- f <*- r C Asbestos Dust Called a Hazard 1 To at Least One-Fourth of Lf.5., // << S s By JANE E. BBODV' Asbestos dust, which has al-|siructloa workers and their' jready been connected with- families. . . j the development o< fatal *-aa*'. According to the findings of* -cer la one-half of asbestos three recent limited studies, thej Workers, may be a potential dangers might extend to thej ihealth hazard for one-quarter genera: population. The studies.* Jof the population or more, it which Involved autopsies on. I'was reported yasicrdsy.. 1400 persons in three cities.: This preliminary finding was showed that 23 per cent of tho* .described by Dr. Irving J. Seli-;People had asbestos lodged in: ,koff In ax--.uri-cing the csttb-j their lungs. lUshmect of an enviroamenmlj Of* Selikotf explained that: health laboratory at hIouat>the aU,dic* 'tod' usctt 1 "cn,?c! c, p .. i Z , . 'technique- that disclosed oruyi jSinai Hospital.. The laboratory; those asbestos fibers that had: will furtner investigate t_e became coated by an iron-nch' dangers to man of asbestos andjmalerjai while lodged in the* other enworunentai contanu-|jun;j_ more refined technique! _ ... .. ,, , Inow shows that many persons: Dr. Selikotf sal.. the Unktharbor noncoated asbestos fi-j had led h5ifmJ'cetro suspeacAtoetnstants:jhers.aa well, he..said, . other mineral dusts that con-* ' ^cw Mud) Started I laminate both urban and rural' Dr. Selikotf and his cnU. air might create medical liaz-: leagues at the new laboratory* ards for the public. :hav* started a throe-year study < The new l-bon:ory will be la which they will: eaded by Dr. Selikotf wno. ^Examine. with the deith Dr. Jacob Ckurg. found ceased's family's approval. the that asbestos workers evcr.ui-'lung tiuc of the from 3.000 to ally showed six t -even l`.r.:r*'-t.G0v persons expected to die in. the normal death rate front lung next two years at Mount: cancer and three untes the nor- Sinai,- Elmhurst Hospital and: mai death rate from cancer of Veterans Hospital in the Bronx.. the stomach, culon and rcc-r-n .T.u doctors will look for un- Otlier VV.irir.-s Affected custcd as well as coated isbcs-l Dr. Selikotf not-J that ie'ws fibers in the tissues. - dangers ot ounosure to ashes os' `Look for correlations be- dust were t,i ilnuteu to tg,^ie`lween the causes of doawi and who work directly with Vctitc presence of asbestos fibers: ubiquitous iasuiato'.- and ^u4- ia lung tissue. material. Tne dangers, he said. ^Determine the occupational! extend to workers in "cor.ti-u~Mstory of the deceased and theirj ous trades.-such as. other con-'Mli:ivC3 111(1 other pertinent; background information. Asbestos is a fibrous mineral' highly valued for Its nancor- rostve and long-wearing prop erties. In addition to its common use as a fireproof material. Dr. .Selikotf said, asbestos makes up 'about 50 per cent of aipha.*:.- :tile and is used In dental cement.. : brake linings, plastics, beer f:!-i lira, gas masks and paper. Until! [last year, some schools used: 'asbestos dust Instead of sand.' J: for children.^) play In.____ | c *v c o i n' ' V o*' V V 11 u U J aii JHiesd Cesses* ihssver If you work with asbestos, you preicnt In the lungs of at Irast have a more than oO'.i chance of one fourth of the urban popula dying of cancer and one chance tion of the U.S. in five of dying ot lung cancer. Mount Sinai scientists found Dr. Irving J. .SeliUoff. head of among asbestos insulation work the Mount Sinai Hosoital -Division ers recently six. to ,seven times of Environmental Medicine, re ported yesterday. Asbestos may be a danger to the public alto, he laid, eince auto brake lining! may give off asbestos-shreds and some foreign cirarcts use asbestos in their filters. Many World War II gat masks also had them ia' their filters. " Set Up a Laboratory `' Mount Sinai announced forma tion of an environmental health laboratory which will try to as sess the danger to the general population, as well aa ia in dustrial occupations. Earlier research there linked asbestos exposure to several varieties of cancer, and a state ment from (he hospital noted . that some asbestos fibers may be AfYVimTLSUM KXT At tut (Ini 1X0 at ki/,Sno tra.Mnf : (;&" i?9tn rtcurftne SbroccfcUl Aithn ? i;;u *M4 by air`onitm*s&ua by icbtisr, aaoy. u*t poJUr.i. : <c:c* iu Inn; lS<DACO. it .tze*u f* lufs broncnul tu>i uubi *na AtlDl t*no*v lAics. cAObtaf sAUsoutLSs mu*. - Uy no lAdBC i.u loucq lNR\va:otoey DickCer-err) Dr. Irving J. Selikotf at press ; conference yesterday. the "expeeted** rate of lung can cer and thrice the normal rate o. cancer of the stomach, colon anrectum.' '. . - . . cV ; V.V.*;: ~v *'. * * ' ~i-r * .* . C; ' . r-s u 2 ' T*"r`'"v^? J'vd? c. *. <* \ \ c *% * * a. * 'v ` * .. % 1 r. / . J* m r* j / ^ .. * .* i *v`ut;-..'..< ; *' > * : ... -\ V. .v. %,,; * %4\ / * * .. Study-Links. :*a % I *- i';. t / f. %\ . Toc"ancer , ** By Earl Ubell. ;* * ..... Science difor Scientists have known for ,'*a lone time that ai&estos " !wi bad for your Junes. Now /.a study of New York City * * workers, both roofers : and .Insulation blowers, reveals "that exposure to the zameral sends lung-cancer death 1 rates skyrocketing .j The figures--gathered by doctors at Mount Sinai Hos pital--show that such, work ers have eight times the lung- cancer death rate as would .. he expected in a non-exposed population.. . ,= - . * More suprislngly. the stud ies reveal that such workers . i .'run four times the risk of . : getting cancer in other parts . of the body.-with cancer of * the colon particularly stapled out. For all other diseases, the Insulation, workers have the same death rate as the Test of the population. . j..:i. * I: : There findings were .em m i phasized yesterday by Dr. jrvtrur Z. Selikoff. head of i Mt Sinai's Division of Envi I ronmental Medicine, on the . occasion of the establish ment of an environmental. . health laboratory in the hos- pitch The laboratory has _ * received grants totaling $32f.- ' 030 from the United States : Public Health Service and . .!. \ uhe Hew York City Health .Research Council. j \Dr. SeUkotr also pointed j of.: that cigarette smoking,] setms"to heighten" the effects of the asbestos. Among 130 . ' *. xsttn exposed to asbestos 20 yea.rs or more who were nen- / -' smo.kers. he found one lur.r. cancer death among 310 Mnsol<ers. 21 such death*. . _ _ _n I ._. v ,, PLAINTIFF'S w . i EXHIBIT -i, . ^t': * - /** l-* * T** '.** * 1 ".T.4