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Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve Transmitting Editorial 'Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag' (1979)

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A one-page Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo dated January 11, 1979, titled 'Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer', forwarding an attached article for information. The attachment is a 1978 editorial from the American Review of Respiratory Disease, 'Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag', which traces how long it took for the asbestos-lung cancer link to be accepted in the United States, with a reference list.

Author
Harrison B. Rhodes (Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-820
Date
January 11, 1979
Number
Bates A20351 to A20355
Library no.
ACL Doc 16041 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16041
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Internal memo from Harrison B. Rhodes, Metals Division, to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve, 'Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer', January 11, 1979
  • Pages 2-5: Editorial 'Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag', American Review of Respiratory Disease, vol. 118, 1978, pp. 975-978, with numbered references

People and organizations

From Harrison B. Rhodes (Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.)) to Mr. J. L. Myers (Niagara); Dr. K. S. Lane (NYO); Dr. F. J. Shortsleeve (NYO).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Calidria.

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This is document UC-820 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A20351 to A20355.

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Harrison B. Rhodes (Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.)). “Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve Transmitting Editorial 'Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag'.” January 11, 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-820, Bates A20351 to A20355. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16041. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16041.

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