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by atdrummond 1041 days ago
I’m pretty certain the studies are lagging indicators with regards to the age of incidence; the jobs have seen a significant shift in the ages of employees as more of the work is now done by immigrant/second gen labor than in years prior. A family on my street in Palo Alto had three sons diagnosed with silicosis by 25.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/24/1189745...