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Sir Neville Stack to AIA Medical Advisory Panel Transmitting Criteria for the Diagnosis of Asbestosis, Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma, with AIA Memorandum No. 2/81 (1981)

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A cover memorandum from the Director-General of the Asbestos International Association to its Medical Advisory Panel forwarding an amended "Criteria" paper, followed by the six-page paper (AIA Memorandum No. 2/81). The paper sets out criteria for diagnosing asbestosis and considerations in attributing mesothelioma and lung cancer to asbestos exposure, covering history, clinical signs, radiology, lung function, and fiber-type and dose-response views.

Author
Sir Neville Stack (Director-General, Asbestos International Association)
Published by
Asbestos International Association (Limited by Guarantee), London
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3835
Date
October 28, 1981
Number
Bates UCC 012846 to UCC 012852
Library no.
ACL Doc 18487 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18487
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Memorandum from Sir Neville Stack to the Medical Advisory Panel forwarding the amended Criteria paper (28 October 1981)
  • Pages 2-5: AIA Memorandum No. 2/81, Section 1: asbestosis definition, history, clinical signs, radiology, other investigations, lung function, differential diagnosis
  • Pages 5-6: Section 2: mesothelioma, latency, diagnosis, asbestos attribution and fiber types
  • Page 7: Sections 3 and 4: lung cancer and cancer of other sites

People and organizations

From Sir Neville Stack (Director-General, Asbestos International Association) to Medical Advisory Panel (Asbestos International Association); Dr. H.C. Lewinsohn; Dr. W.J. Smither; Dr. I. Tretner.

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This is document UC-3835 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 012846 to UCC 012852.

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Sir Neville Stack (Director-General, Asbestos International Association). “Sir Neville Stack to AIA Medical Advisory Panel Transmitting Criteria for the Diagnosis of Asbestosis, Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma, with AIA Memorandum No. 2/81.” October 28, 1981. Union Carbide documents, UC-3835, Bates UCC 012846 to UCC 012852. Asbestos International Association (Limited by Guarantee), London. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18487. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18487.

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