Asbestos is one of the most important occupational carcinogens, causing about half of the deaths from occupational cancer (1, 2). ... The principal varieties of asbestos are chrysotile, a serpentine material, and crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite, which are amphiboles (4).
No amount of asbestos exposure is considered safe, and people should always take precaution to avoid inhaling toxic dust. However, most asbestos-related disease... more