H. C. Lewinsohn, J. W. Meigs and M. J. Teta, Draft of 'Malignant Mesothelioma in Connecticut 1935-1977' for the Connecticut Thoracic Society (1980)

Marked-up draft of a presentation to the Connecticut Thoracic Society on malignant mesothelioma cases diagnosed in Connecticut from 1935 to 1977. It describes the Connecticut Tumor Registry case-control methodology, incidence tables and maps, a slide review of diagnostic material, and a discussion of gaps in autopsy and occupational-history records. Placeholder notes such as '(Summary of Dr. Vidone's Findings)' remain in the text. Three pages of what appears to be a separate published asbestos-disease consensus document (McCullagh et al.) are inserted among the pages.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Title page: draft of 10/17/80 for Connecticut Thoracic Society presentation, November 4, 1980
• Pages 2-4: Introduction and aims, methodology, and Table 1 of case characteristics
• Pages 5-7: Inserted pages from a published asbestos-disease criteria document (McCullagh et al., pp. 389-361), covering asbestosis diagnosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer and other cancers
• Pages 8-12: Methodology continuation, descriptive results, and incidence-rate and geographic-distribution figures
• Pages 13-15: Slide review text and Tables 2 and 3 on diagnostic basis and frequency of mesothelioma by type of asbestos exposure
• Pages 16-17: Discussion of autopsy rates, occupational histories and diagnostic needs
• Pages 18-19: References and author affiliations

People and organizations

From H. C. Lewinsohn (Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.; Lecturer, Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health); J. W. Meigs (Director, Connecticut Cancer Epidemiology Unit; Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, Yale); M. J. Teta (Associate in Research, Connecticut Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Yale) to Connecticut Thoracic Society (audience of the presentation).

• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• J. Wister Meigs (author)
• Mary Jane Teta (author)
• Connecticut Thoracic Society (recipient)
• Connecticut Tumor Registry (named)
• Division of Health Statistics of the Connecticut Department of Health Services (named)
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce (named)
• World Health Organization (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated.

About this copy

This is document UC-2627 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 19 pages. Production numbers A00572 to UCC 005056.