There’s an interesting article just posted to Reuters Health that reports a new study indicates risk of asbestos-related cancer decreases after asbestos exposure ends.

However, down at the end of the article, you learn that risk begins to drop FIFTY YEARS after exposure ends. The report also says that it looks like men have the highest risk of developing lung cancer 30-39 years after exposure, and women are at highest risk 20-29 years after exposure. Then risk begins to drop. Begins.

The decline refers to pleural mesothelioma. The report says that the risks for peritoneal mesothelioma continue to rise, even 40 years after exposure has ended.

It’s a puzzling article, since it SOUNDS like good news, but then as you read along it doesn’t really sound all that great.

Check it out here.