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1 Q Back in the '70s did you know that Page 987 i 2 mesothelioma is most likely caused by exposure to 3 asbestos? 4 A I did not. 5 Q Did you know in the decade of the 1980s that j 6 mesothelioma is most likely or more likely than not 7 caused by exposure to asbestos? 8 A I have no recollection of that at all 9 Q During the course -- I guess of your 10 practice, do you receive medical publications? 11 A Yes. 12 Q And you try to keep up with what is going on 13 in medicine? 14 A I do. 15 Q And throughout those 10 years in the ' 80s 16 you saw something to do with asbestos and 17 mesothelioma? 18 A Not until the -- I would say about three 19 years ago, two or three years ago. 20 Q 1993? 21 A '93.