As was written by cbsnews.com that there is a new evidence previously been developed by a university that also reported that the Asbestos related cancer Larynx.
There is evidence that asbestos can cause cancer of the larynx, the Institute of Medicine reported Tuesday. Asbestos has long been associated with lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the feed to the chest and abdomen.
Larynx CancerThe Senate asked the institute, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, to consider the possibility that other forms of cancer may also be related to the fibrous mineral once widely used for insulation.
The panel concluded that there is sufficient evidence to connect asbestos and throat cancer. It found nine studies that support the relationship. It was also noted that some forms of cancer of the larynx - the portion of the throat containing the vocal cords - and the lung are similar.
Fact of mesotheliomaThe disruption in air flow caused by the vocal cords could add the possibility that asbestos fibers are deposited in the larynx was noted in the report.
The analysis concluded that the evidence is suggestive but not conclusive link asbestos with cancer of the stomach and the colon and cancer of the upper throat. It is said that there is sufficient evidence to connect asbestos to cancer of the esophagus.
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