Malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure in NSW

Stephen Corbett and Marie-Louise Stokes

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial cells which line body cavities and envelop organs such as the lung (pleura), heart (pericardium) and intestines (peritoneum). Exposure to asbestos or asbestos fibres is the only known cause of the dise

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 5(5) 52 - 54 (1994) doi:10.1071/NB94056