[Perspectives] Miracle mineral or mesothelioma: cancer and asbestos in the USA

Asbestos is known to cause a number of illnesses, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. In the USA, asbestos was designated a toxic substance by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1926, but the scientific evidence linking asbestos to mesothelioma came in 1960 when Wagner and colleagues found that, in 32 (97%) of the 33 cases of this rare tumour, there was probable asbestos exposure.

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