Asbestos Exposure High for Military Men

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Death from asbestos exposure was thought to be a thing of the past after the dangers of the material was made known. But a new generation of people is passing away, people from the Second World War.

Asbestos was used primarily as a form of insulation in buildings and ships for more than 100 years. But in the 1970s, when the health effects of asbestos exposure was made known, most thought the problem would go away. But a generation of military men that served during the Second World War is now starting to feel the pinch of asbestos-riddled lungs.

Coroners in the UK are seeing a rise in the number of asbestos-related deaths among the generation that served their country in the 1930s and 40s. Most never knew they worked with asbestos, serving in machine shops or in buildings with asbestos-insulated pipes. When the asbestos is disturbed, the material turns to a dust that, when inhaled, causes a slew of heath problems. Mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by asbestos, forms when asbestos fibers lodge in the lining of the lungs, effectively suffocating its victim. By the time it is detected, mesothelioma is often in its final stages, making it one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

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