Skin cancer generally has a 20- to 30-year latency period.

An additional 50 claims a year are expected afterward, given the long latency period for cancer.

The latency period between exposure and development of lung cancer is 20 to 30.

The latency period (meaning the time it takes for the disease to develop) is often 10-20 years.

The latency period for cancer is often 15-30 years.

Another consequence of the changed upbringing is a less marked latency period in many children.

"I don't think the system is well designed for diseases that have long latency periods," he said.

Illnesses caused by exposure to chemicals often have a latency period of 10 to 40 years.

The best news of all was that the genetic engineering had more than tripled the latency period.