Asbestos-related lung disease occurred at very high rates toward the middle of the 20th century, when patients who were exposed decades earlier to asbestos eventually developed disease. British asbestos workers were among the first who were observed to have lung cancer related to asbestos.
Asbestiga seotud kopsuhaigus toimunud väga kõrged poole keskel 20. sajandil, kui patsientidel, kes said aastakümneid varem asbestiga lõpuks arenenud haigus. Briti asbestiga töötajate olid esimeste seas, kes olid täheldatakse kopsuvähki seotud asbestiga.