Year: 1984 Source: Chemical and Engineering News, (April 23 1984), p.16-18 SIEC No: 19860240

Studies of female ACS members from 1925 to 1979 have found 5 times the expected rate of suicide. Walrath, Li, & Mead of the National Cancer Institute report findings from separate studies. The most common method used was cyanide poisoning (39%).; only 6.4% of females in the general population used this method. Mortality rates from all cancers were elevated for women chemists, while deaths from circulatory system disease were significantly lower for this group than for women generally. (NBB)