TY - JOUR T1 - Diffuse Pleural Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure in the North Western Cape Province JF - British Journal of Industrial Medicine JO - Br J Ind Med SP - 260 LP - 271 DO - 10.1136/oem.17.4.260 VL - 17 IS - 4 AU - J. C. Wagner AU - C. A. Sleggs AU - Paul Marchand Y1 - 1960/10/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/17/4/260.abstract N2 - Primary malignant tumours of the pleura are uncommon. Thirty-three cases (22 males, 11 females, ages 31 to 68) of diffuse pleural mesothelioma are described; all but one have a probable exposure to crocidolite asbestos (Cape blue). In a majority this exposure was in the Asbestos Hills which lie to the west of Kimberley in the north west of Cape Province. The tumour is rarely seen elsewhere in South Africa. ER -