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Robert Spirtas (NCI) to Dr. J. Wister Meigs (Yale) on a Proposed SEER Mesothelioma Case-Control Study, with Attached Connecticut Mesothelioma Pathology Review (1980)

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Pages 1-2 are a December 16, 1980 letter from Robert Spirtas of the National Cancer Institute to Dr. J. Wister Meigs of Yale describing a proposed case-control study of mesothelioma using SEER cancer registries and asking five questions about registry participation. Pages 3-8 are a text on a preliminary anatomic pathology review of Connecticut mesothelioma cases from 1935-1977, covering case classification, preliminary results and diagnostic problems. The first page bears handwritten routing notes.

Author
Robert Spirtas, Dr. P.H. (Occupational Studies Section, Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute)
Published by
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4885
Date
December 16, 1980
Number
Bates A00543 to X416021
Library no.
ACL Doc 19396 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19396
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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  • Pages 1-2: Letter, R. Spirtas (NCI) to J. W. Meigs (Yale), Dec. 16, 1980, on the proposed SEER mesothelioma study
  • Pages 3-8: Text on anatomic pathology review of malignant mesothelioma cases in Connecticut, 1935-1977 (preliminary report)

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From Robert Spirtas, Dr. P.H. (Occupational Studies Section, Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute) to Dr. J. Wister Meigs (Yale University School of Medicine, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health).

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This is document UC-4885 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers A00543 to X416021.

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“Robert Spirtas (NCI) to Dr. J. Wister Meigs (Yale) on a Proposed SEER Mesothelioma Case-Control Study, with Attached Connecticut Mesothelioma Pathology Review.” December 16, 1980. Union Carbide documents, UC-4885, Bates A00543 to X416021. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19396. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19396.

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