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dence of
diseases, Bonham said: asbestosis, a
A
of
Conwed
who
part
a
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screening
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scarring of the tissue Inside the lung; and asbestos-
-retlhateed tthies tsisuseue spluerurralo usunrdroiunndgin gt dhiese alseu, ntghe.
a scarring lung. and thickening of
The tissue diseases surrounding usually the aren't lung. fatal, but they worsen
over time, Bonham said. Advanced cases sometimes
linked Health Bonham tos, The said Asociates Dr. of Pulmonary David of St. W. Paul. Dr. Local DavidB
onham of the Unit- through Most the cases screning of asbestos were screning, mild, he said. disease
found diseases: doctor the who.
lead to cancer the Bonham workers - most scre ned com only June lung was cancer, found he
helped ScreeningsS ccroenednucitn gssa isda iTdh uTrhsudrasy.d atyh.e tthhee
Screenings screened Of the Screenings said 280 Thursday. workers
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ous ous health problems - including two with a rare
form of asbestos problems cancer including called mesothelioma
linked cent tos, have said to exposure diseases Dr. David to directly asbes- W.
form Most were of asbestos not included of asbestos in cancer the scre ning, cal ed disease mesothelioma he said.
Bonham tos, said Dr. of Pulmonary David W. Dr. David
Bonham through Most the cases screening of asbestos were mild, he said. disease found
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Unfortunate Unfortunate, with time...
that Unfortunate may
It's likely: that
said The news came
as shock, he
qluiuten lgun g ca acanncecr eferw ofi inn thcemo cmomiinng gad ead dwoduled dde
velop decades' it's it's
said The Right now]
don't have anyan-
Bonham lung cancer said. in He coming aded develop decades' that it's it's
spurlanacye,e" dp lasyeidn scinec e CsMaociCdnu lwCloenuwdge
hd,
cceeaasseedd uunneemm--'' ooppeerr
impossible to say what a worker's
ations last August,
ceased
Ods are. TThe.h aere. c hacncehs.a onf ctoe desve.lo piong fsa y gofe wthatt gietnigng cacncaern. ca weorrke r'cs caanncecr ecarnce
r
", imagine he. I'll "
have see to see a doc-
are. much greater. if the worker]
do
how
going
I
smkes; and the union will worker mount]"
it
an). effort help workers:.
McCullough
at
Clo
smoking, said workers:
quet
almost
years
The percentage of workers
doesn't
shortness
,
asbestos The diseases of is pretty]
_you've. typical got in long any industry. where
said said. " main " coughed didn't lkonto wa ta
what night," it was. he
_you've. got long exposure
said said. " didn't know
what it was.
sometimes However, the cancers that'
sometimes suc es ful y, However, develop he the said." can cancers be treated that'
but the exposure hasn't been
said. I'd cine." get " up didn't akned wkhnaotw
cough wheth- it medi- was.
asbolutely devastating," said Ml-
chael. Polk, an. attorney with the
union. Minneapolis law firm hired by the
uunnioin.o Anbo.u t C12o0 nfowrmeedr Cobnwyed
cine." get
cine." He said he doesn't
know wheth-
er he'll file a lawsult,
and he's not.
sure where to direct
his anger:'
As far as Conwed
is concerned,
successfully, he said."
successfully, People with mild cases of
asbestosis often have no symp-
toms, he said. If it's mild, the per-
scona cuaussees,"s c,an" l ivhe ehe wsitah slaldd.. i t danid edi e otf hotehe
r
t
workers with asbestos
" earned a living
there, raised?" I raised
causes," patient As the wil he disease sald. have progres es, shortnes the of
health
have
" my But, earned kids. he Why a sahiodu,l dliIvf itnhge
re, people I be. raised?" I raised knew
against their the makers to file and distribu-: thist hBius tm,y tBuytp,e t.y phe.e hsea siadi,d, ooff
mmaatteerriiaall IIff ppeeooppllee ccaauusseess kknneeww
aCgaoinnstw teords ,Co nwPedo, lofk a sbsesatois dPo.lk Csaoidn. wmaetedri:al s uussede adt! absbees-to.si.s.... tthaht'as tty'pes. whwerhe eanrde kno
fw
inIgl'y mma tearinalg Ir'my a.ng"ry..". c.au.se.s .us ed1. ..
1. it
Conwed, Workers Polk can't said. sue Conwed: be-... He that's gave where a shorIt'm
laugh. angry." You...... live 1.
cause, under state relat-' till you die, and
that's the truth.
bbrreaetha,t phat,i enht eh e swialil ds.ai-d. -M haavje, M ajZ,a plroeg resssheos,r tZanlee sshsor ttnehssi sof
breath, Union he leaders' said.- Maj, will Zale decide this
fall whether to sponsor similar
Sullivan,
screenings
at
other
plants
they
represent,
sald
Clare
union occupational health special-
1
ed injuries must be handled by. The only thing yiosu
don't want to
ist who screesncinrge ceonoridninga.te dC.l
Clooqquuete?t t?h
e Cloquet
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ew. hwoho ywouo wrorkkeed ddi e.a"t a
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arranged ers. were, diagnosed after several having work-:; the he has Cloquet been plant
for 39 years, sald
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nosed botheerreedd.. aass hhaavivnign
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said
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bestos according al boards between to the union. 1957 and Use of 1974, as- fice He's of the talked union tloc
al, manages many manages; se: workers the workers
bestos according was to curtalled the union. in the Use United of as- who have talked beent tool
d many they have as-
States after the early? 1970s when' related
disease, Backa said.
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year which to USG its, Acoustical Cloquet plant Products lastful lastful Based of concern) on gracefuirlml'ys. Zhi sT
here's' There's experience aw-
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Scanlon one ing Thursday Wilwioamr Ckoem runsit y MwcorCkeursl lMcoCuul gouhg,h, nwighhto.' w how' awass apsblesetousrisa plle urdail sdieseaassee,a a,assn
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Scanlon Scanlon, one ing Thursday CWiolmimaum nCoimtuyn itwyo Cromkeunristy wwoorkrekrse rMcsC ulwohuogh', wCoerknertse wrh o'm eCetnt etr hmeet whie twhit'hT whaes'rThee rs usuee pfleourramla ftoirmoatni oni sis ndiosae srbee,sv tneosr sraseBvionrndsghi
.angm
staihd.e thse cscaarr satidi. st-is
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: Scanlon Scanlon, Community zolk Community and union Center officials. with'sue formation
wwiitthh BBeeccaauussee.. MMccCCuulllloouugghh''ss ssccrreeeenniinngg rreessuullttss aappppaarreennttllyy lleetttteerr
was lost in the mall, he didn't learn
unty.? asbestosis was lost in the Thursday mal, he that didn't learn has
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