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Consensus Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer: Summary, National Cancer Institute and NIOSH (1978)

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Summary of a September 1978 consensus conference in Reston, Virginia, on whether mass screening of high-risk people for lung cancer by chest X-ray and sputum cytology would reduce mortality. It reported that screening trials to date showed no significant reduction in mortality and recommended caution in starting new screening programs among industrial workers.

Author
Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation, National Cancer Institute (conference sponsor, in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health); Dr. Howard A. Andersen (Mayo Clinic; conference and Steering Committee chair)
Published by
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation, with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4918
Date
September 18, 1978
Number
Bates A20373 to X413499
Library no.
ACL Doc 19425 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19425
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From Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation, National Cancer Institute (conference sponsor, in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health); Dr. Howard A. Andersen (Mayo Clinic; conference and Steering Committee chair).

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This is document UC-4918 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers A20373 to X413499.

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Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation, National Cancer Institute (conference sponsor, in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), Dr. Howard A. Andersen (Mayo Clinic, conference and Steering Committee chair). “Consensus Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer: Summary, National Cancer Institute and NIOSH.” September 18, 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-4918, Bates A20373 to X413499. National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation, with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19425. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19425.

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