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FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1950 Sept 22 DOC QAMA077 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Confidential Memo to C.M. McGraw from Dr. K. Smith RE Suggested Lines of Research C. M. McGav Hospital September 25 1950 MaligMnalignaancynMalcignayncy Dr. Paul Cartier and I went to Saranac last Thursday night on Friday we discussed this whole program and the Saranac Laboratory proposal with Dr. Vorwald morning we went to Montreal and presented the Saranac Saturday tions to G. K. Foster proposal and our recommenda- here in Asbestos early in October The second line of research recomended was the institution of animal periments at Saranac the results to be coordinated with all the inhalation ex- perimental clinical radiological and engineering Information pathological available in ex- The Trudeau Foundation has just received a grant for cancer Saranac ing inhalation experiments with aluminum silica iron research and are and beryllium If conduct- asbestos experimenatrse approved they will form a fifth the lung cancer caused by inhaled dusts part of this program of . MQr..A.MF.ois.teratpltahnes to summarize the programs and make his recommendations to the October meeting . KWS Lindell - Insurer Kenneth W. Smith M.D. Coty to AJ.Lange AJ.Lange & HMT 10/9/50 ) | : PRODUCED JM - 83