Naturally Occurring Asbestos Linked To Lung Cancer; Largest Study to Examine Question Finds Clear Link to Malignant Mesothelioma.

AScribe Health News Service, July, 2005

Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers.

The study - the largest to examine the question - will be published this fall in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Exposure to asbestos in the workplace, particularly in shipyards, has long been recognized as a risk factor for mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer affecting the lining of the lung. But in the new study, researchers found a consistent and dose-dependent association between mesothelioma and residential proximity to ultramafic rock, the predominant...

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