Dealing with the Plaque of Mesothelioma
An Institute of Cancer Research/Health & Safety Executive report predicts that male mesothelioma deaths in the UK could peak around the year 2020, reaching between 2,700 and 3,300 deaths that year alone. The current level is around 1,000.
Mesothelioma deaths caused by asbestos could treble by the year 2020. A major Institute of Cancer Research/HSE report* predicts that male mesothelioma survival rates could peak around the year 2020, reaching between 2,700 and 3,300 deaths that year alone. The current level is around 1,000.
The report also gives an alternative prediction of a peak of 1,300 in the year 2010. But this lower figure is dependent upon the cessation of current growth trends.
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