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Asbestos killing more Canadians than ever; like old 'landmines'
Provided by: Canadian PressWritten by: THE CANADIAN PRESS
Nov. 8, 2009
MONTREAL - An aggressive cancer linked to asbestos exposure is killing more Canadians than ever before.
The most recent federal figures available show the number of new cases of mesothelioma shot up 67 per cent over a decade and a half.
Most people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma have less than two years to live.
One expert compares the phenomenon to old landmines.
Even though asbestos no longer goes into new Canadian buildings, its presence in old buildings still poses a risk.
And Canada still exports 175,000 tonnes per year of raw chrysotile - a form of asbestos - to mostly poorer countries.
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