Canadian cancer statistics at a glance: mesothelioma

Abstract

Mesothelioma, defined here to include all cancers specified as mesothelioma or with a primary-site pleura, is rare and has a high fatality rate ([Box 1][1]). Exposure to asbestos is the most common cause of mesothelioma: more than 80% of men with mesothelioma were likely exposed to asbestos in the