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Reprint of a journal article reporting a 1963-1974 prospective medical surveillance of 1,249 New York-New Jersey asbestos insulation workers. It presents tables of expected and observed deaths from lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis and other causes, together with smoking histories and chest x-ray findings. The summary reports 59 bronchogenic carcinomas and 31 mesotheliomas in the group. The reprint carries an Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Montreal stamp. unreviewed
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- Author
- Irving J. Selikoff (Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The City University of New York)
- Published by
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (article by Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Environmental Sciences Laboratory)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-2908
- Date
- 1976
- Number
- Bates UCC 016003 to A23914
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
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Irving J. Selikoff. "Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma During Prospective Surveillance of 1249 Asbestos Insulation Workers, 1963-1974." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1976.
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- Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (named)
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers (named)
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (named)
- The City University of New York (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.
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This is document UC-2908 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers UCC 016003 to A23914.
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Irving J. Selikoff (Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The City University of New York). “I. J. Selikoff, 'Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma During Prospective Surveillance of 1249 Asbestos Insulation Workers, 1963-1974'.” 1976. Union Carbide documents, UC-2908, Bates UCC 016003 to A23914. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (article by Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Environmental Sciences Laboratory). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-2908.
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