Biological effects of asbestos (1973)

This document is not a research study and reports no data or findings of its own. It is the front matter of a 1973 book from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC Scientific Publications No. 8). The book is the proceedings of a working conference held at IARC in Lyon, France, from 2 to 6 October 1972. The supplied text contains the table of contents, a foreword by the IARC Director, an introduction by the editors, a list of participants, and section title pages. The foreword described an international study coordinated by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) from 1964. The introduction gave background on the commercial asbestos fibre types, naming crocidolite, amosite and anthophyllite alongside chrysotile. The editors wrote that they hoped the volume would provide an international review of the asbestos cancer problem and show where further research was most needed. None of the scientific papers listed in the contents are included in this text, so none of their findings can be summarized here.

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From J-M's medical library

This copy comes from the Johns-Manville medical library. It was among the papers J-M kept in its medical library without an index entry.

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