Researchers from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota will talk about progress in the five-year, $4.9 million study into mesothelioma cases Thursday night at the Mountain Iron Community Center.
By: Janna Goerdt, Duluth News Tribune
Health screenings for Northeastern Minnesota miners and their spouses who might have been exposed to asbestos fibers will begin this spring as part of a five-year study into what has caused a high level of rare lung cancer among mine workers.