Five major shipbuilders and one train car maker reported Wednesday they have ...
_ Five major shipbuilders and one train car maker reported Wednesday they have confirmed that a total of 65 of their former employees died of diseases linked to asbestos such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.
Study Shows Link Between Cancer and Asbestos in Nature
A University of California study confirms the danger of living near pockets of naturally occurring asbestos. UC Davis researchers found everyday exposure can be deadly. Even in a natural setting, asbestos causes mesothelioma, a form of cancer affecting the lining of the lungs.
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Washington, July 12 (ANI): Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma,a rare form of cancer affecting the lining of the lungs, according to a study by University of California Davis researchers.
Naturally Occurring Asbestos Linked to Lung Cancer
Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers.
Compensation difficult in asbestos-related deaths
Increasing public awareness over asbestos-related mesothelioma, a type of cancer, has led families who have lost loved ones to mesothelioma to suspect the deaths may have been caused by asbestos.
About 80 percent of construction workers who died of asbestos-linked diseases were ...
About 80 percent of construction workers who died of asbestos-linked diseases were found to have had lung problems believed caused by inhaling the mineral, according to autopsy results. Isamu Ebihara, a researcher at the Institute for Science of Labor, conducted autopsies on 43 construction workers who died of lung cancer or mesothelioma in 2000 or later and who were suspected of being eligible
17 Deaths Linked to Asbestos Handling
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that 17 of its employees who had handled asbestos in recent decades had died, while six others were receiving medical treatment.
Cos. Announce 41 Asbestos-Related Deaths
Three major Japanese engineering companies said Wednesday that that 41 employees who had handled asbestos in recent decades had died, while 14 others were still receiving medical treatment.
Study Confirms Cancer Dangers Of Asbestos
A new study released Tuesday and conducted by the University of California, Davis, looked at the cancer dangers from naturally occurring asbestos.
Shipbuilders admit workers died of asbestos-related ills
OSAKA--Hitachi Zosen Corp. and two other shipbuilding-related firms announced Monday that a total of 24 of their former employees have died of mesothelioma, a type of cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases.
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