NIOSH-CDC IBM CANCER STUDY - Release expected May 2010
Breaking News --
1. Congressman: NIOSH Moving Forward with TCE Study
“The need for a cancer study stems from a longstanding question of whether or not workers are exposed to various chemicals, including trichloroethylene (TCE), from a chemical spill that occurred on the IBM Endicott facility…”
http://ehstoday.com/safety/chemical/ehs_imp_80684/
2. Endicott [NY] Stands at Crossroads on Pollution
http://www.consumerjusticegroup.com/endicott.html
3. Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the opportunity for the public to provide input regarding the plan (protocol) for a cohort study of persons formerly employed at the IBM facility in Endicott, New York
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-24731.htm
4. IBM cancer study gets federal push
http://www.endicottalliance.org/ibmcancerstudygetsfedpush.htm
5. Missing files, sparse records and software failure at IBM hamper government effort to assess feasibility of studying semiconductor worker cancers at Endicott, NY plant
http://www.epinews.com/news4_IBM_NIOSH.html
6. NIOSH Feasibility Assessment for a Cancer Study Among Former IBM Employees Who Worked at the Endicott, New York Plant
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/103/pdfs/NIOSH_103-FS_Endicott.pdf
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Update Posted By Madame P J Bailey April 23, 2010
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