Research Watch -- COLUMNS-Asbestos -- July 06

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TITLE: "Pleural Mesothelioma in a Woman Whose Documented Past Exposure to Asbestos was From Smoking Asbestos-Containing Filtered Cigarettes: The Comparative Value of Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopic Analysis of Lung and Lymph-Node Tissue"

JOURNAL: Inhalation Toxicology. 2006 Aug;18(9):679-84.

AUTHORS: Dodson RF, Hammar SP.

SUMMARY: Asbestos has had many commercial applications, including its use as a major component in various types of filters. Between 1952 and 1956, crocidolite asbestos was used as a component of filters for cigarettes, reportedly greatly reducing tars and nicotine from mainstream smoke. This case report quantifies asbestos burden in lung and lymph node …