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Houston Chronicle, "Asbestos seen as top killer: 20% cancer deaths may be job-related" (AP article, 1978)

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A Houston Chronicle article carrying an AP report on a federal (HEW) estimate that occupational exposure to cancer-causing substances may account for at least 20 percent of U.S. cancer deaths, with asbestos named as the largest single cause. A typed distribution list ("Copies for") is added at the bottom right of the page. unreviewed

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AP (wire service byline (Washington))
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Houston Chronicle (Associated Press story)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4794
Number
Bates UCCTXC 06634 to UC-4794
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AP. "Asbestos seen as top killer: 20% cancer deaths may be job-related." Houston Chronicle:Section 1, Page 4, 1978.

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This is document UC-4794 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCCTXC 06634 to UC-4794.

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AP (wire service byline (Washington)). “Houston Chronicle, "Asbestos seen as top killer: 20% cancer deaths may be job-related" (AP article, 1978).” Union Carbide documents, UC-4794, Bates UCCTXC 06634 to UC-4794. Houston Chronicle (Associated Press story). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-4794.

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