SINCE TURK'S 1 initial identification of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Minot and
Isaacs'2 description of its clinical features in 1924, and Dameshek's 3 hypothesis in 1967 …

Malignant mesothelial tumors have been reported for at least 100 years but now appear
more common. Between 1959 and 1976, 4539 fatal cases were reported from 22 countries …

Among the subjects enrolled in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II, a
large nation‐wide prospective study, 282 died from multiple myeloma (MM) during the first 4 …

By means of a population-based, multicenter case-control investigation, certain toxic
substances were evaluated as risk factors for multiple myeloma. Interviews were completed …

A variety of cancers have been documented in patients exposed to asbestos dust. Since a
deranged immune system may play a rôle in cancer development, the general level of …

We have identified 13 asbestos workers with lymphoplasmacytic neoplasms: six with chronic
lymphocytic leukemia, four with IgG myeloma, two with IgA myeloma, and one with histiocytic …

From these discussions, it is apparent that immunologic aberrations occur in several
inorganic dust diseases. Although the role of these immunologic mechanisms in disease …

Three different neoplasms of B cell lineage, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, immunoglobulin
A (IgA) myeloma and immunoglobulin G (IgG) myeloma were detected in three patients who …

Five cases of asbestosis associated with tumors of the hematopoietic system in a series of
35 cases of asbestosis proved by autopsy are reported. Two were cases of multiple …

Silicosis and asbestosis are two forms of fibrotic lung disease resulting from the inhalation of
inert materials indigestible by pulmonary alveolar macrophages. Results of studies of the …