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MESOTHELIOMA
Asbestos :: Cancer :: Military/Veterans
Mesothelioma is a cancer that has been linked to asbestos exposure.
Asbestos is a mineral that was once widely used in variety of industries - including the oil and plastics industry, construction, and shipbuilding - to manufacture a variety of household and industrial products in the United States and around the world.
And over the years, many different occupations have come in contact with asbestos fibers including, ship builders, military - army, navy and marine personnel (machinist mates), carpenters, factory workers, brake manufacturers and railroad workers to name a few.
Quite shocking are the reports that an estimated 27 million workers in the United States were exposed to aerosolized asbestos fibers between 1940 and 1979. Asbestos exposure has been linked to or is a possible cause of mesothelioma cancer (pleural, peritoneal...).
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