i to was on board a navy carrier and went thur a 12 month stay in the ship yard as we tore all the asbestos off of it but that was in 1983 and i didnt have cancer till 2002 and of course the doctors said mine was from smoking, to be honest i really dont think anyone can say for sure what caused there cancer as we all are exposed to so much,i did alot of research and there is so much that can cause the big c but for me the main thing is I AM A SUVIVOR