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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1952 DOC#: ML170 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Pages from Dr. Lanza Talk at 7th Saranac Conference Re Asbestos & Cancer 11/30/2011 15:15 FAX b4 ^ L V 001 / Ax 11/30/2011 15:15 FAX @00 , ` ` ! ; ................. ........ ............... ............................. ...............................4 c 5 . . , D o otor Oppa aha ii a s r , haa - who h a i dona some e x p e r im e n t a l u o rk w ith c e llo p h a n o w rapped arou nd h i n g e s , -which may h a a I p o in te r to th is fa c to r i f i t ia m a te r ia l. Thank you* BY P C /TOH RHOADS* Thank you, D octor M arew ether. I s th e re a comment j ab o u t th a M erew oth er d i s c u s s i o n i (No r e s p o n s e ) * ; I . . i D o ctor L an za, I -h in k you can make acme c o lla n t ; t li on t /h la . ij i! BI cogTOR Z;k-',ZXi :ir * Ghalrm tui, L a d le s and G en tlem en , b e fo r e g o in g in to t h i s b r i e f s ta te m e n t o f mina on c h ro m a ta s , I would l i k e O to make a raw commenta on D o c to r H era w th e * a o b n e r v a t i on I was v a ry much impr-es ad w ith w hat D o c to r J .i r a -- w oth sr s a i d , and th o re i s no q u e s tio n b u t 'th a t a vary c a re fu l, p a in s ta k in g Job h a s b een done in G r e a t B r i t a i n on th e o u b jo c t oz' t r y i n g t o dot e r g i n e w hat t h e h a z a r d m ig h t b e In tha aab ostoa in d u stry w ith resp eo t to c a n c e r* Thoro are ju s t a couple o f commenta, I * n n ot sa y in g one way o r th e o t h e r , t h a t . l t may o r mhy n o t I n f l u i r th e in c id e n c e o f c a n c e r . I wo' l d r a i s e a c o u p le o f p o in ts j which I th in k e l l o f us m igh t keep in r i n d , and w hich m igh t j p o s s ib ly have come b e a r in g on tho s i t u a t i on in Engl::, -d* | 1QW, I h:.:.ve V i s i t e d , eomewiint o m t e n s l v e l / , X t h i n k , n e a rly a l l tha a sb e sto s p le a ts o f the U n ito d ito a, a '-i the in1ns a and th e m i l l s i n Canada and have sp a n q u i t s a l o t o f 11/30/2011 15:15 FAX @003 ! tim e th e re , and have iip e n t 4 l o t o f tim e re v ie w in g . 11ms, . and n o t lo n g ago, Epent s e v e ra l days w ith D o c to r Kenneth j: S m ith on a s b e s to s , r e a d in g h i f i l m s . ' I fin d I t d i f f i c u l t to b e lie v e th a t our cancer i in c id e n t anon?: a s b e s to s w o rk e r c o u ld he a n y th in g l i k e as [ la r g o as i t seems to bo i n E n g la n d , b e cause w h ile Im p a p !; f e o t l y f r e e t o a d m it t h a t we n a y h a ve m in s e d c a n c e r oae.v .i w h i' ii w- sh o u ld have r o t , on th e o th e r hand, I d o n 't th in k i wo c o u ld have m is s e d a l l o f t . .m i f th e y h a d o c c u r r e d , i n t o ; th e same ) j o it o n t th a t a p p a re n tly th e y do in E n g la n d . . y 0w , t h i t i o s im p ly an o b s e r v a t io n o f w in e . Of j *xj i c o u p s , i t is t r u e t h a t as soon as th e b u s in e s s o f th e hvipm- r u l ffo o ts o f a s b e s to s onoo to o k h o ld In th e Aisatfiosn i n i j! due t r y , th e y d i d s t a r t t o c lo a n . up t h e i r p le a t s a n d , w h ile |i I w o u ld n 't aay t h a t a l l th o a s b e s to s p la n t I n th e c o u n t r y I wore raurvols o f .In d u s tr ia l hygiene p o rfs ta tio n , n e v e rtlm - i "'.aes g n * > 't a t r i d o s h a ve boem :nade, und p a r t i o u l o r l y , f o r |l in s t a n c e , i n t h e p l a n t i n D o c to r K e n n e th L y n c h 's to w n i n r c h a r lo t t e , S outh C a ro lin a , where th e y have done a v a ry i b e a u tifu l jo b , so /h a t w it h the s w e ll number o f p e o p le in t h e ' i n d u s t r y , i t u o b v io u s t h a t ve> w o n e v e r g o in g a h a v e J ! . ^. i th e c l i n i c a l x p e r ie n o e w i t h as b a s t o s ls t h a t wo h a v e , lot j ;i I n * t im e s , w i t h n i l l c o f l l a , b e c a u s e th e r e i s n o t g o in g t o be j j " " I ; th $ xnsitGri.K-l tio >:orlt o n* , y ew, b a c k o f t h a t , t L v r e I s s t i l l one m ore c iu o s tlo n . 11/30/2011 15:15 FAX 0004 mi jU a t l a th e n a tu re o f the a s b e s to s l t e e l f . Now, When I t i n t u sed to go to Canada, I used to b o ar fre q u e n tly t h a t , up tx io ro , t i `* t th e C anad ian aB beotoo was I b b s damaging th an th e k in d th ey used In E n g la n d ,! b e li e v e , and I have put t h a t comment down to w hat we m ight c a l l th e n a t io n a l o r l o c a l p a t r i o t i s m , you know, l i k e the r i v a l r y betw een tow n, .o th a t you so fre q u e n tly s e e , b u t the f a c t rem ains th . sam e, t h a t i n t h i s c o u n tr y , we do u se th e a o b a a to a , m oatly th e a s b e s t o s t h a t wo g e t from Canada, and I b e l i e v e , fr < u whet I hear from our B n g li- fr ie n d , th a t 4 g ro a t d e * l, i f n o t the m ajor p a r t o f the a sb e sto s u -*d in England, 1 m iod ssin n a s b e s to s , which i s q u ite d is s im ila r In i t # con s tr u c tio n and in i t fo rm atio n , I t # p h y s ic a l c h a r a c te r !* t i c s , t o tho k in d t h a t come Trom T h e tr o r d and from aB bo a- to a in Canada* Mow, t h a t may h av e n o t h in g t o do w ith i t , and up x m t i l two o r t h r o e y e a r s a g o , I d ie m is s o d t h a t . I th o u g h t t h a t w as j u e t r n r l l o , b u t s i n c e we h a v e i n th e l a s t few y o o ra , lot-m u d th a t d iffe r e n t typos o f s i l i c a , fo r la s t m o#. ' p r o d u c e e n t i r e l y d i s t i n c t p a t h o l o g i c a l o f f o a t , I cm b o g in n l .,ig t o w o n d er i f we h av e n o t f a i l o d t o pay s u f f i c i e n t a t t e n t i o n to t h e ty p e o f a s b * * v , s n ie h v a r i e s e v e n , a s X cm in fo rm e d , th e r e i s a d lf f e -nee betw een the a sb e sto s th a t i s m in ed i n t h e town o f A s b e s to s *uid th e k in d , t h a t l a m ined n o t f a r away i n T h o tfo r d , ar y e t b o th o f t h a s o , i n ... 11/30/2011 15:16 FAX 005 ) i M 3* ; ara cult different from tho asbestos that' come from Rho- | ' desiu^ and. possibly from other parts of the wor'd vtth j i; which I'm not acquainted, . And, having in mind the loo.son wo've learned in *1 f I! the silica dust, I think that is aorao aing perhap that wa i ! i l! should pay more attention to* Now, I jimply raise that | E I |' point, because I think it may have a great deal more Big >; nificanc* than we have boen inclined to give It* i li How, I have summarized - I have auxmaarised My re-I j| marks here v- ay briefly, because the topic of chrome la go- ji in to be handled by Doctor Anna Baotjar, who has dona the ii ' i! experiment?! work in chrome, and has a more Intimate knew |i i ii lodge of it fromth&t point of view tiian I do* . il ' |i fho available oviddno* is that chromate workers |! do have an Incidence of cenoor of the lungs in excess of . I i | what might be expected. Boyond this, we do not a.s yet kaotf 1 ft groat deal* \. Interest in chroma ns a ..eaibla carcin'/enic |j jr Bgant, with particular repeat to lung cenoer, in oorapara- . | / lively recent. The officials of one of the largest chrrae j j` producing companiesin this country supplied the Impetus \ ; .that started interest in this subject la the Unitod States# | their apprehensions tD tangible Term, in setting on foot | the statistical survey conducted by Hachlo find Gregorius, j sad published, in the Public Health Reports on August 27th,lA!i.S*