Exposure to asbestos has been linked to a variety of illnesses, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, a fatal type of cancer that is diagnosed in less than 3,000 Americans each year.
But new research has linked asbestos exposure with even more forms of deadly cancer, meaning that this toxic substance is even more dangerous than previously thought.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), commercial asbestos is now linked to ovarian cancer.
In addition, WHO reiterated that asbestos causes lung cancer and mesothelioma, and also linked asbestos exposure to the development of cancer of the larynx.
Former Assistant U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Lemen said in a statement that linking asbestos with ovarian cancer "will have far-reaching implications to all women exposed to asbestos."
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