Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including tunneling, stone masonry ...

he recalled. Dennys was diagnosed with silicosis, a disease with no cure that can become chronic. “It’s fatal because its progression cannot be stopped,” says Dr. Jane Fazio, a pulmonologist ...

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica ...

This is part 2 of a series on silicosis. In Sun Valley, the hum of saws and sanders grinding away echoes from the rows of ...

However, this study found that artificial stone fabricators—who work with materials containing more than 90% silica—are developing accelerated and acute forms of silicosis in as little as two ...