J. S. Cornell Transmitting H. C. Lewinsohn's Asbestos Health Information, with Fleischner Society Symposium Abstracts by Gaensler and Sargent (1983)

A June 9, 1983 Union Carbide internal memo from J. S. Cornell forwarded asbestos-related health information supplied by Dr. Lewinsohn, whose June 7, 1983 cover note attached abstracts from the Fleischner Society's Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Chest Disease. The abstracts, by Edward A. Gaensler and E. Nicholas Sargent, cover asbestos-related diseases (asbestosis, pleural plaques, effusion, mesothelioma, lung cancer) and the ILO 1980 radiographic classification.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo, J. S. Cornell to Himes, Holland and Plechaty, June 9, 1983, forwarding asbestos-related health information
• Page 2: Cover note, H. C. Lewinsohn to Austin, Ballantyne, Cornell and others, June 7, 1983, attaching Fleischner Society symposium abstracts
• Pages 3-9: Abstract by Edward A. Gaensler, Asbestos Related Disease: Epidemiologic & Clinical Aspects, with references
• Pages 10-15: Abstract by E. Nicholas Sargent, The ILO 1980 Classification System (Facts and Fallacies), with references
• Pages 16-19: Abstract by E. Nicholas Sargent, Asbestos Related Disease - Pleural Abnormalities, with references

People and organizations

From J. S. Cornell (Safety & Health, Silicones & Urethane Intermediates); Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Health Safety and Environmental Affairs) to H. W. Himes, M.D.; R. W. Holland, M.D.; F. M. Plechaty, R.N..

• John Cornell (author)
• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• H. W. Himes (recipient)
• R. W. Holland, Jr. (recipient)
• F. M. Plechaty (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• International Labor Organization (named)
• Safety Department (named)
• The Fleischner Society (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Pleural Plaques and Pleural Thickening · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-3445 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 20 pages. Production numbers UCC 017316 to UCC 017334.