http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/mesothelioma
Mesothelioma
Servicemen and women who were in the ranks during the period from World War II into the seventies might well have been exposed to asbestos and asbestos products. The most serious impact of asbestos exposure is mesothelioma, a lethal form of cancer that usually develops in the lungs.