“…ns (+ 0) ns (+ -) a(Male, female) = association with ingested asbestos: + positive, 0 none, -negative, ns = not studied. (2,9,11,12), rectum (1), gallbladder (8,11), pancreas (1)(2)(3)5,6,8,9), peritoneum (8,9), bronchus, trachea, or lungs (1,(6)(7)(8), pleura (8,9), prostate (9,13), kidneys (8,11), brain or central nervous system (13), thyroid (13), and leukemia or aleukemia (11,13). The large variability in findings evident among the studies is matched by a considerable descrepancy in results for males and females within the 13 studies.…”