the lungs from 36 past workers at an east london asbestos factory who had died from asbestos related disease were compared with lung tissue from 56 matched control patients being operated on in east london for carcinoma of the lung , correlating the severity of asbestosis and the presence of pulmonary carcinoma or mesothelioma of the pleura or peritoneum with an asbestos exposure index and type and amount of mineral fibre in the lungs .
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asbestosis
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lungs