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• Most cases of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs or abdomen, are diagnosed 30 years or more after exposure.

•The number of cases of mesothelioma will peak in the United States in 2010, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control project.

• About 2,500 to 3,000 new cases of Mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States.

• The national death rate for mesothelioma in the United States is 14 deaths per million population, according to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

•Six states—Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wyoming and West Virginia—have death rates greater than 20 deaths per million people, according to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

• An area around Genoa, Italy has the highest rate of asbestos-related cancer in the world with 58 cases per million people, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

• Asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, but it is still imported and used in construction and automotive products. Large quantities of asbestos remain in buildings that will eventually have to be removed.

• Asbestos minerals when disturbed tend to separate into microscopic fibers that float in the air and are easily inhaled.

• Doctors have diagnosed asbestos-related disease in family members of miners and other asbestos workers who brought home asbestos dust on their clothing and in residents living near asbestos mines and plants.

• About 90,000 people die each year around the world due to asbestos exposure, the World Health Organization estimates.

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