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A 5 page paper discussing this lethal and debilitating form of cancer linked with long-term exposure to asbestos. Asbestos and its safety gained increasing attention throughout the 1960s, and its use was outlawed in 1970. It continued to be used in Britain until 1983, however, and was allowed in restricted environments until 1987. Because the latency period – appearance of disease following exposure – rarely occurs before 25 years and can delay as long as 50 years, the peak of disease in Britain is yet to come. The paper discusses epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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mesothelioma has peaked in the United States, others believe its peak is still to come. It is certain, however, that its peak is yet to come in Britain and
other parts of Europe, because those governments took action against asbestos as much as a decade after the same action in the US. Presently, there are 1800 deaths annually
in Britain (Treasure, Waller, Swift and Peto, 2004). Throughout the developed world, it is expected that more than 100,000 "people alive now will die from it" (Treasure, et al.,
2004; p. 237). Expected Epidemic in Europe Questions about the safety of asbestos were first raised in 1960, when 33 cases of mesothelioma
were discovered in a "South African asbestos mining community in 1960" (Pistolesi and Rusthoven, 2004; p. 1318). Asbestos and its safety gained increasing attention throughout the 1960s, and its
use was outlawed in 1970. It continued to be used in Britain until 1983, however, and was allowed in restricted environments until 1987. Because the latency period -
appearance of disease following exposure - rarely occurs before 25 years and can delay as long as 50 years, the peak of disease in Britain is yet to come.
Mesothelioma affects mainly the men who worked in construction trades including shipbuilding, where asbestos was most often used. They took the dust home
with them on their clothes, however, and typically their wives did their laundry and so received additional exposure at home. Family members of these workers do develop the disease,
but not at the rate seen in the men who actually worked with and around it. "Many countries are seeing the rising tide of an epidemic, and all doctors
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