As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconsiders the ban on asbestos, an Indiana man suffering from asbestosis ...

Asbestosis increased the risk of developing lung cancer among asbestos-exposed subjects in both smokers and non-smokers, with the death rate from lung cancer increasing 36.8-fold among asbestos ...

König 13 found 102 pleural mesotheliomas among 13,307 consecutive autopsies without asbestosis at the St. Georg Hospital in Hamburg (0.77 per cent), but 4 of 26 autopsies with asbestosis (15.4 ...

"We’ve known for generations." Health advocates sound alarm as US agency changes course on cancer-causing building material: 'Once again putting lives at risk' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Asbestos poisoning increases your risk of serious and sometimes fatal diseases, including asbestosis, cancer, and mesothelioma. The sooner you receive treatment for asbestos poisoning, the better ...

People can be exposed to asbestos mainly if they are part of the automotive or construction industry. The mineral is widely ...

We found the lung cancer rate was higher overall in naval personnel than in the other armed services, and, while smoking remains the dominant cause of lung cancer, it is unlikely the excess could ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is banning the most common form of asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that's linked to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans ...