Sydney, Sept 4 (ANI): Researchers in Western Australia have found that home renovations have led to the increase of the number of women being diagnosed with deadly asbestos-related cancers in the country during the past decade.
They said exposure to toxic asbestos materials during home renovations is now the main cause of malignant mesothelioma (MM) in women, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
The number of home renovation cases soared from five per cent of all MM cases in women during the 1990s to more than 35 per cent between 2005 and 2008.
For men, the rise in the number of home renovation cases climbed from three per cent to more than eight per cent.
For the findings, the researchers reviewed all cases of MM diagnosed in the state between 1960 and 2008.
They found of the 1631 people (1408 men and 223 women) diagnosed with MM during the period, the cases of 55 men and 32 women were linked to home renovations.
The main cause of MM in men was exposure to asbestos through their work, including asbestos mining and milling.
According to researcher Dr Peter Franklin, the rise in MM cases among women was because many would have inhaled toxic asbestos particles during DIY projects at home.
"Some of the women were just bystanders or holding (asbestos) sheets as someone sawed through them or helping with pulling things down," Franklin told a foreign new agency.
The Medical Journal of Australia has published the findings. (ANI)
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