About 35,000 people died in France from an asbestos disease between 1965 and 1995. But victims' associations know that this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Because this mineral fiber massively used in the composition of building materials, and banned since January 1, 1997, continues to kill.
It is estimated that more than 3,000 people die each year from cancer of the lungs or the pleura caused by asbestos.
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