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> mesothelioma is very bad and does not require heavy, prolonged exposure — brief or low-level exposures have been linked to mesothelioma.

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Lemen, R. A. (2004). Asbestos in brakes: exposure and risk of disease. American journal of industrial medicine, 45(3), 229-237.

A more recent and substantial study disproves that idea.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243788/

Workers with heavy exposure to asbestos have a similar risk of lung cancer as persons with low or no exposure 20 years after the exposure has ended.

What exactly do you think that study contradicts? It seems to show that asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer for about two decades. That seems to support the comment you're saying it disproves, not disprove it.

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