Chest X-Rays May Not Be Enough for Silicosis Diagnosis, Study Warns
Researchers recommend high-resolution CT scans to diagnose silicosis, which is an irreversible lung disease caused by cutting quartz countertops and breathing silica dust.
Researchers recommend high-resolution CT scans to diagnose silicosis, which is an irreversible lung disease caused by cutting quartz countertops and breathing silica dust.
Defendants failed to protect artificial stone countertop workers from silica dust, despite knowing about the silicosis risks since the late 1930s, the lawsuit claims.
Stone cutter developed silicosis after breathing silica dust from quartz countertops, and now faces an increased risk of lung cancer, organ damage.