2. Asbestos exposure and lung cancer
Asbestos is a substance that was used in building materials. The substance can enter the body by being inhaled or swallowed. The substance attaches to the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Contact with asbestos over time has been lin...
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3. Asbestos Exposure and Cancer Risk - National Cancer Institute
Asbestos is the name given to a group of minerals that occur naturally in the environment as bundles of fibers that can be separated into thin, durable threads. These fibers are resistant to heat, fire, and chemicals and do not conduct electricity...
Nat\'l Cancer Institute

4. ATSDR - Asbestos - Asbestos Exposure and Your Health - For more information
Where can you get more information Contact ATSDR For more information on asbestos exposure and your health, please call 1-888-42ATSDR (1-888-422-8737) or visit our Web site at www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

5. Asbestos : Search Results - healthfinder.gov - Your Source for Reliable Health Information
The role of this agency is to implement the laws that protect the public from hazardous wastes and environmental spills of hazardous substances. ATSDR is charged under the Superfund Act of 1980 to ass... Details >
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6. Asbestos: MedlinePlus
Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals with long, thin fibers. It was once used widely as insulation. It also occurs in the environment. Asbestos fibers are so small you can't see them. Disturbing asbestos can cause fibers to float in the...
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7. Asbestos
Asbestos is the general name used to describe several types of fibrous minerals. These minerals occur naturally and have been mined since the late 1800s for use in modern commercial industries. As asbestos fibers are strong, heat resistant, chemic...
www.nchh.org

8. Asbestos and Cancer
Follow the links below to information on the relationship between exposure to asbestos and cancer, including information on mesothelioma.
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9. Cancer and asbestos
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10. PA DEP BAQ - Asbestos - Asbestos Information
Because asbestos in certain forms has been determined to cause serious health problems, the DEP regulates the removal, collection, transportation, and disposal of Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM). DEP does not regulate the removal of ACM from p...
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