1, Asbestosis takes at least 30 years to develop and Chester Street has faced a significant recent rise in the number of claims.

2, In asbestosis patients, lung cancer must be differentiated from benign fibrotic masses and rounded atelectasis.

3, Asbestosis more commonly predisposes to bronchogenic carcinomas, increasing the risk by a factor of five.

4, Another gross lesion typical for pneumoconioses, and asbestosis in particular, is a fibrous pleural plaque.

5, A found primarily in asbestos workers, asbestosis is also seen in people living near asbestos industries.

6, Lord Penrose said in a written judgment that he accepted medical evidence that Mr McKenzie was suffering from early asbestosis.

7, Lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma are more common with asbestos inhalation and asbestosis.