In the early stages, symptoms may be mild. An abnormal chest X-ray may be the first sign of a problem. Silicosis is a type of lung disease that causes irreversible lung inflammation and fibrosis.

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 ...

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 tunnelling, stone masonry ...

Thirteen Sydney tunnelling workers, one of them just 32 years old, have been diagnosed with the deadly respiratory disease silicosis. All 13 worked on the first stage of the M6 tunnel between ...