More Information On Mesothelioma Cases

The Minnesota Department of Health has released updated information about the 58 cases of mesothelioma in Minnesota. Now they know that 1/4 of the workers had been employed in the mines for less than a year. And over 1/4 of them had worked there for more than 30 years. They also know that most of the cases developed after 30 years, with a handful developing after 60 years. Also, the cases showed up in workers who had been employed at six of the seven active mines during that period. Inland Steel, now known as Minorca, was the only exception. And only three of the cases included people who had worked at the Conwed plant in Cloquet, where asbestos ceiling tiles were manufactured.

All of the cases of the deadly lung cancer have been in men, and all have been fatal. 72,000 miners worked in the mines between the 1930s and 1980s.

This information will be used in three critical health studies, on Iron Range miners. The University of Minnesota is spearheading the studies, along with the health department.

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