One in four worker affected by deadly lung disease | 60 Minutes Australia

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A recent study has found silicosis affects an estimated one in four engineered stoneworkers, miners and tunnellers. Early screening and improved treatments are now underway for those affected by the deadly disease caused by tiny silica particles permanently scarring the lungs.

https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/funding-for-early-screening-and-improved-treatments-for-deadly-lung-disease2

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