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H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve Forwarding an Editorial on the Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer (1979)

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A one-page Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo from Harrison B. Rhodes, dated January 11, 1979, forwarding an attached study on the time of recognition of asbestos-related cancer. The attachment is a 1978 editorial in the American Review of Respiratory Disease, "Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag," by Philip E. Enterline, which traces the history of the debate over asbestos and lung cancer from the 1930s to 1964 and lists its references.

Author
Harrison B. Rhodes ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating department), Metals Division)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 474
Date
January 11, 1979
Number
Bates A20351 to A20352
Library no.
ACL Doc 20135 · asbestosclaims.law/library/20135
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 to Myers, Lane and Shortsleeve, January 11, 1979, subject: Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer
  • Pages 2-5: Editorial "Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag", American Review of Respiratory Disease, vol. 118, 1978, pp. 975-978, with reference list

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

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This is document Union Carbide 474 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A20351 to A20352.

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Harrison B. Rhodes ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating department), Metals Division). “H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve Forwarding an Editorial on the Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer.” January 11, 1979. Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 474, Bates A20351 to A20352. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 20135. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/20135.

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