New findings from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) show that asbestos disease patients are almost 20 years younger than asbestos patients 20 years ago.
Examining case reports from the past 3 years, ADAO determined that the typical new patient is, on average, 51 years old, while half of new patients are women. In addition, ADAO said it collected anecdotal evidence indicating that patients newly diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer are as young as under the age of 40 – and even more disturbing, have had no direct occupational exposure to asbestos.
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