This information was generated through the sixteenth report of the Australian Mesothelioma Register, produced by the National Data Team of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC).
Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer of the outer covering of the lung (the pleura) or the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum). Formerly rare, it is increasing in incidence throughout the industrial world and is very frequently associated with past exposure to asbestos. It is usually fatal and has no direct
relation to smoking. Australia has the world’s highest incidence rate (Takahashi et al, 1999; Tossavainen and Takahashi, 2000).
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Since the beginning of the 1900’s, it was recognized that asbestos was a workplace hazard. Between 1945 and 1966, a type of commercial asbestos mining took place in Western Australia. A group of the miners were tracked in a study, and after 10 years, there were no deaths that could be blamed on Mesothelioma.
Most of the schools in East Sussex still contain asbestos, according to the BBC. A programme for Inside Out South East claims 185 of the county's 195 schools carry the potentially hazardous material used in many buildings in postwar Britain.
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