| Year |
Author |
Brief
Summary |
1879 |
|
First
commercial production of asbestos containing insulation materials. |
| 1899 |
Murray |
First
published case of lung scarring caused by asbestos. |
| 1927 |
Cooke |
Term
"Asbestosis" first used to describe lung scarring caused by
asbestos. |
| 1920's |
|
More
than 25 published articles concerning asbestos and lung disease. |
| 1930 |
Merewether |
Greater
than 25% of asbestos textile workers showed signs of asbestosis.
First published article demonstrating that the greater the
dose of asbestos exposure, the greater the likelihood of disease
(dose/response). |
| 1935 |
Lynch
& Smith |
First
published report in United States of workers suffering from
both asbestosis and lung cancer. |
| 1930's |
|
More
than 150 articles on asbestos related disease published in
medical literature. |
| 1942 |
Holleb
& Anguist |
Report
of lung cancer in association with pulmonary asbestosis. |
| 1943 |
Hueper |
Recognizes
that industry may exert pressure in order to keep information
on "industrial cancer" well under cover. |
| 1943 |
Wedler |
Reports
on pleural-based cancer (mesothelioma) in asbestos exposed
patients. |
| 1946 |
Fleisher,
Viles & Drinker |
Found
asbestosis occurring in end users of asbestos products (pipecoverers
who had worked with insulation products in shipyards). |
| 1949 |
Editorial,
Journal of the American Medical Association |
Noting
incidence of lung cancer in asbestosis patients was 13 times
greater than in general population. |
| 1953 |
Weiss |
Report
of pleural mesothelioma in insulation worker who also had
asbestosis. |
| 1955 |
Doll |
Incidence
of lung cancer among asbestos textile workers found to be
nearly 14 times greater than in general population. |
| 1950's |
|
More
than 125 articles on asbestos and disease in the medical literature. |
| 1964 |
Selikoff |
Published
results of largest study to date of asbestos exposed workers
demonstrating excess deaths due to asbestosis. |
| 1968 |
Selikoff |
Demonstrates
lung cancer incidence among smoking asbestos-exposed workers
to be 50 times greater than in non-exposed population. |
