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Asbestos Awareness

It is important to raise awareness of some of the notable research done on asbestos and its links to mesothelioma. Over 20 million workers have been exposed to hazardous asbestos over the years with profound consequences.

One important study is called, "Asbestos fibers and silica particles stimulate rat alveolar macrophages to release tumor necrosis factor. Autoregulatory role of leukotriene B4." By Dubois CM, Bissonnette E, Rola-Pleszczynski M. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 May;139(5):1257-64. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Qubec, Canada. Here is an excerpt: