The Worldwide Asbestos Disease Epidemic
Rich Countries Face Cancer "Epid" From Asbestos
Lung cancer caused by asbestos will cause 100,000 deaths in the developed world alone over the next 25 years, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says in Saturday's issue. More…
Study: Asbestos Deaths Becoming Epidemic
More than 43,000 Americans have died from exposure to asbestos and 10,000 more people are dying each year in a silent crisis that is taking on epidemic dimensions, according to a new study. More…
The Asbestos Cancer Epidemic
The asbestos cancer epidemic may take as many as 10 million lives before asbestos is banned worldwide and exposures are brought to an end. In many developed countries, in the most affected age groups, mesothelioma may account for 1% of all deaths. In addition to mesotheliomas, 5-7% of all lung cancers can be attributed to occupational exposures to asbestos. More…
Worldwide Asbesotes Cancer Epidemic In the Media
Asbestos has been used around the world for centuries. Some nations have banned the use of asbestos, however mesothelioma continues to afflict a growing number of people every year. Researchers studying mesothelioma worldwide predict the number of mesothelioma patients will continue to rise over the upcoming decades. More…
Worldwide Asbestos Cancer Epidemic Personal Accounts
More than half-a-million people could die of asbestosis over the next 20 years, according to a senior doctor.
Dr Robin Howie, of the British Occupational Hygiene Society, told a conference in Clydebank, near Glasgow, that hundreds of thousands of tons of asbestos currently in buildings needed to be removed. More…
International Analysis of Global Asbestos Epidemic
The March 10 issue of The Lancet published an article on the potential for a global epidemic of asbestos-related diseases. The latency period for cancers such as mesothelioma averages 30-40 years, and asbestos exposures in the 1960's and 1970's will be producing disease and debilitating injury in the coming years. More…