Mesothelioma in Shipbuilders:

Surveys were conducted to determine cancer rates, and they also collected various other information such as demographics, occupations, etc. One interesting thing the survey revealed is that the rates for lung cancer were unusually high among for white male residents in southern coastal areas. Further research and interviews were conducted and it was determined that shipyard working was at least partially correlated/responsible for for the cancer rates. The reason that this correlation took so long to make was because the effects of the asbestos were not immediate but almost thirty years later in which signs began to occur. Once this correlation was establish, further research was done to determine if there were similar correlations among other high lung cancer rates and shipyard building. In addition one of the difficulties in associating shipbuilding and the exposure to asbestos was because in the people who smoked, they were more likely to develop lung cancer. This multivariate cause makes it difficult to specifically attribute the exposure of asbestos; however, from the numbers it is evident that shipbuilding during and around WWII is partially the cause of the development of mesothelioma in shipbuilders.

Tagnon, Isabel. "Mesothelioma Associated with the Shipbuilding Industry in Coastal Virginia." Cancer Research. November 1980. https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/canres/40/11/3875.full.pdf

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