This study provides strong evidence of an association between pleural mesothelioma and non-occupational exposures to asbestos. An approximately twofold increase in risk was observed for having lived with a family member who worked in the Eternit asbestos cement plant (OR=2.4, 95% CI 1.3 to 4.4), or having been exposed from domestic or environmental sources (OR=2.0, 95% CI 1.2 to 3.2). This is unfortunately not a new story. In the seminal report by Wagner in 19605 of a series of mesothelioma cases with exposure to crocidolite asbestos exposure in South Africa, 18 of the 32 cases were born in the... (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
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