Word: mesothelioma
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...scientists agree that airborne asbestos can be deadly. It is a proven cause of mesothelioma, an incurable cancer of the membranes surrounding internal organs. It also causes asbestosis, a choking stiffening of the lungs, and it has been linked to lung cancer. Yet nearly all cases of asbestos- related disease have been confined to people who mined the mineral or those who worked with it in manufacturing or installation jobs. As for the general public, says Mossman, the level of exposure even in buildings with flaking asbestos is no more than 1% of the level deemed safe for workers...