Other asbestos-related diseases

The causal connection between exposure to asbestos fibers and development of gastro-intestinal tract cancers appears probable, but has not yet been proven with certainty. The diseases for which asbestos exposure is a generally accepted cause, are mesothelioma, asbestosis, small airway fibrosis, pleural plaques, pleural fibrosis, pleural effusions, and many lung cancers in association with asbestosis.

At this time asbestos exposure is not generally accepted as the cause of cancers of the pancreas, kidney, stomach, colon, esophagus or ovary.

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