Well, I would certainly think so - I was regularly exposed to asbestos as a kid - for several years my brother and I used to dig for agates in a "tailings pile", and haul the stuff to spread on our driveway instead of coal ash. We are now screened regularly but no signs of mesothelioma. We do have other (familial) lung issues that would also make us predisposed to it.
Growing up in the city in the '50's was an adventure - in addition to the asbestos, we played on the railroad tracks, picked tar balls off the streets when recoated (we now know this was waste oil from old electric transformers, full of PCB's), crawled around 90-100 year old attics and basements, went sledding down tree-covered hills, ice skated in below zero temps - Oh yeah, and we lived by a roofing plant, a poleyard (creosote), a paint factory (solvents) and climbed ladders to help our Dad paint houses & rebuild old brick chimneys. Now in our 70's, it is a wonder we all survived!
Sue