E. E. Keal, Asbestosis and Abdominal Neoplasms (1960)

A six-page article by Dr. E. E. Keal in The Lancet of December 3, 1960, based on the records of the London Hospital since 1948: 23 women and 19 men admitted with a diagnosis of asbestosis, most of them asbestos factory workers. Of 30 who had died, 14 had lung cancer (10 men and 4 women), and 9 women and 1 man died with ovarian or peritoneal cancer. Keal concluded that this "appears to be more than a chance association."

What it shows

The article was an early report of cancers in the abdomen among people with asbestosis, including one man thought to have a peritoneal mesothelioma. It also noted two patients with cancer and asbestos bodies in the sputum many years after exposure ended but no other sign of asbestosis.

In Johns-Manville's index

Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:

Article entitled "Asbestosis and Abdominal Neoplasms," authored by E.E. Keel, published in The Lancet, 12/3/60. Cases of cancer in asbestos insulation workers are reported.

About this copy

This is document 298D of the Motley 1,000, from the set the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's records facility certified as true copies, pages CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001418 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001423.