Mesothelioma Cancer Update:cancer related to Asbestos on Iron range Workers

So far, 58 Iron Range workers are known to have contracted mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer linked to asbestos exposure. At issue is whether those cases were caused by exposure to taconite dust, which contains some fibers that are chemically identical to asbestos.

Those who have contracted the cancer worked in seven mining companies, with most cases coming from the ranks of the two firms that employed the most workers, U.S. Steel and Pickands Mather.

Those mining companies were spread throughout the range and were not concentrated in the east, where taconite fibers are more likely to resemble asbestos.

"The fact is that this occurred throughout the Iron Range facilities," said Dr. Alan Bender, who heads the environmental epidemiology section that conducted the research. "What that means will be resolved through the next range of studies with the university."

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