Asbestos exposure can cause cancer of larynx

Sufficient scientific evidence indicates that asbestos exposure can cause cancer of the larynx, according to a new report from the US Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The committee that wrote the report said that there is “suggestive but ultimately insufficient” evidence that asbestos exposure can cause cancers of the pharynx, stomach, colon, and rectum. In the case of esophageal cancer, there is not enough evidence to draw conclusions.