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Between 1968 and 1992, more than 10,000 Americans over the age of 15 died as a result of asbestosis

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It is difficult to provide an exact number of people who have died from asbestosis because the disease often goes undiagnosed or is misdiagnosed. However, it is estimated that thousands of people worldwide die each year due to complications related to asbestosis.

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