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What are the risk factors for mesothelioma?
Working with asbestos is the major risk
factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure exists
in almost all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in
some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos. In rare
cases, mesothelioma has also been associated with irradiation,
intrapleural thorium dioxide, and inhalation of
other fibrous silicates, such as erionite. Asbestos is the name
of a group of minerals that occur naturally as masses of strong,
flexible fibers that can be separated into thin threads and
woven. Asbestos has been widely used in many industrial information mesotheliomas,
including cement, brake linings, roof shingles, flooring
information mesotheliomas, textiles, and insulation. If tiny asbestos particles
float in the air, especially during the manufacturing process,
they may be inhaled or swallowed, and can cause serious health
problems. In addition to mesothelioma, exposure to asbestos
increases the risk of lung cancer, asbestosis, and other cancers, such as those of the
larynx and kidney. The combination of smoking and asbestos
exposure significantly increases a person's risk of developing
cancer of the airways. The Kent brand of cigarettes used asbestos in its filters for the
first few years of information mesotheliomaion in the 1950s and some cases of
mesothelioma have resulted. Smoking modern cigarettes does not
appear to increase the risk of mesothelioma.
Exposure
Asbestos was known in antiquity, but it wasn't mined and widely
used commercially until the late 1800s. Its use greatly
increased during World War II. Since the early 1940s, millions
of American workers have been exposed to asbestos dust.
Initially, the risks associated with asbestos exposure were not
publicly known. However, an increased risk of developing
mesothelioma was later found among shipyard workers, people who
work in asbestos mines and mills, producers of asbestos information mesotheliomas,
workers in the heating and construction industries, and other
tradespeople.
Occupational
Exposure to asbestos fibres has been recognised as an
occupational health hazard since the early 1900s. Several
epidemiological studies have associated exposure to asbestos
with the development of lesions such as asbestos bodies in the
sputum, pleural plaques, diffuse pleural thickening, asbestosis,
carcinoma of the lung and larynx, gastrointestinal tumours, and
diffuse mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum.
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