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A rotated newspaper clipping with the headline "Scientist says chemical make-up not to blame." It reports that a National Cancer Institute pathologist, Dr. Stanton, presented rat-implant results at a conference in Lyon, France. He concluded that the size and shape of asbestos fibres, not their chemical composition or impurities, determined whether tumors developed. The article also says asbestos is strongly linked to mesothelioma in humans. unreviewed
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- Author
- Harry Nelson (Los Angeles Times writer)
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- The Los Angeles Times
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4163
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Harry Nelson. "Asbestos-fibre size "cancer-causing"." Los Angeles Times.
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From Harry Nelson (Los Angeles Times writer).
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This is document UC-4163 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages.
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Harry Nelson (Los Angeles Times writer). “Harry Nelson, 'Asbestos-fibre size "cancer-causing"' on Dr. Stanton's Rat Studies, Los Angeles Times (undated clipping).” Union Carbide documents, UC-4163. The Los Angeles Times. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-4163.
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