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Asbestos has been called one of the
most potent cancer-producing substances known to humankind. Authorities
estimate that 27 million Americans have been exposed to asbestos
on the job. Of that 27 million, more than one million will become
sick with diseases ranging from minor respiratory problems to deadly
mesothelioma or lung cancer. Deaths may number more than 400,000
by the year 2027, according to the American Journal of Industrial
Medicine. This does not include those who die without the cause
of their cancers being investigated and revealed, nor those who
long suffer from asbestos-related disease but eventually die from
some other cause.
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