Study relates countries’ historical asbestos consumption to deaths caused by mesothelioma and asbestosis According to a study reported in the March 10, 2007 edition of The Lancet, countries’ historical asbestos consumption is associated with deaths from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.  Conducted by Dr. Ken Takahashi and colleagues from the University of Occupational and Environmental […]

Workers involved in industrial trades and construction, especially prior to the mid-1970s, may have faced exposure to asbestos on the job and risk developing the asbestos cancer mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. It is estimated that between 1940 and 1970, approximately 27.5 million American workers were exposed to asbestos on the job. The United States […]