Canadian Expert Surprised Over Delay in Publishing Asbestos Study Findings

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The chair of an expert panel commissioned by Health Canada to study the relationship between exposure to chrysotile asbestos and forms of cancer said he was surprised by the Canadian government's delay in publishing the panel’s findings, the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported.

Exposure to chrysotile asbestos, the predominant asbestos fiber used today, has a strong relationship with lung cancer and some connection to other forms of cancer, the panel found, backing the conclusion of previous studies.

Canada is the fifth-largest exporter of chrysotile asbestos in the world.

Canadian Medical Association Journal Report

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Wade Rawlins is a former environmental reporter with the Raleigh News & Observer.

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