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4- AMERICAN PAINT & COATINGS JOURNAL ST. LOUIS. MO. W. 6.100 AU6 3 1981 / Study Hints of Genetic Brain Tumor Link , From Exposure to Paint Materials Washington/ tJTC., July 29--A study drugs alcohol and "other such' sub- - that might indicate children of persons stances. employed in paint and chemical indus A strong association was found be tries may face a greater chance of brain. tween fathers being employed in the air i tumors than children whose parents are craft industry and cases of brain tumors. not employed by those industries was an - Published in the July 10 issue oft nounced recently by the University of Science magazine, the study was the sub Southern California School of Medicine. ject of stories in the Wall Street Journal The study was of 92 children under 10 and the Washington Post. years of age who had brain tumors and "As the authors say, there's a need for 92 who did not. It was found that seven more research," said Patrick J. Hurd, children with brain tumors had fathers manager, health affairs, National Paint who had been exposed to paints while and Coatings Association. only one child who did not have a tumor Larry Thomas, NPCA executive direc had a father who had been exposed to tor, said the study is not conclusive. paints. "We havejust reviewed the articles and The study also found that 17 children while they raise questions which should with tumors had fathers who had been be explored, the articles themselves, in exposed to chemical solvents while six the Washington Post and the Wall Street children who did not have tumors were Journal, indicate more research is needed. found to have fathers who had been ex No definite conclusion can be drawn at posed to solvents. the present time." Mothers of children who had tumors, "Based on our preliminary reading of the study said, reported more than three the report and based on the stature of the times as often as mothers of the control research institution involved," Thomas group that they had skin exposure to said, "we are confident this research chemicals. It also was found mothers of organization would not attempt at this children with tumors reported three times early stage, based on these preliminary more frequently that they had inhaled findings, to draw a specific connection chemicals, fumes and dusts. between our products and any diseases The study, conducted by telephone, in children of parents having used such asked information about both parents. products." Questions were asked about mothers' "We are making an effort to get all and fathers' work history one year be further reports and data, including raw fore pregnancy, during pregnancy, dur data, which relate to this matter and plan ing nursing and at the time the child was to become involved in any further diagnosed to have a tumor. Also asked of developments as necessary," Thomas ad mothers were questions about the use of ded. The study said its findings were not in tended to be definitive. "The lack of de tail of our occupational histories plus a genera] ignorance about the etiology of brain tumors prevents us from speculat ing about specific carcinogens that could account for our findings," the study sa5d. RSV 0007018