Asbestos and Mesothelioma: Navigating Past Peaks and Future Challenges

Asbestos and Mesothelioma: Navigating Past Peaks and Future Challenges The trajectory of asbestos exposure and the associated incidence of mesothelioma in North America have undergone significant shifts over the past few decades, largely due to heightened awareness and regulatory measures. However, the future of asbestos-related diseases, particularly mesothelioma, remains a subject of concern and active debate among public health professionals and researchers. The Shift in Asbestos Use and Regulation Following the groundbreaking studies of the early 1960s, notably by Selikoff, it took a considerable amount of time for effective asbestos exposure control measures to be implemented in workplaces across the United States and Canada.