Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multi-state, mega-millions jackpot.

Odds of dying as a result of asbestos exposure: 1 in 80,000. (Source: American Council on Science and Health)

4: About 4 new cases of asbestos-related cancer are diagnosed in Canada every day. (Source: Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment)

20: At least 20 percent of India’s workers are exposed to asbestos regularly. (Source: Trade Union Centre of India)

25: The use of asbestos dates to about 2500 BC, when it was used as an ingredient in pottery. (Source: Mesothelioma Center)

30: It can take between 30 and 40 years for the negative health effects of asbestos exposure to become evident. (Source: Mesothelioma Center)

80: More than 80 percent of men with mesothelioma, a cancer of the mesothelium lining the lungs, heart or abdomen, were likely exposed to asbestos on the job. (Source: French National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program.

90: At least 90,000 people die each year around the world as a result of asbestos-related diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. (Source: United Nations)