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My grandpa died from lung cancer about a month ago but he never smoked what eles could of caused him to have lung cancer?
Roughly 10,000 Americans per year die of cancer caused by asbestos. He was diagnosed with lung cancer due partly because of smoking and asbestos.
What is the disease in which the lungs are cut and scarred by asbestos?
Lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure is called lung cancer. In addition to asbestos exposure, lung cancer can be caused by smoking tobacco products, radiation exposure and other agents. Mesothilioma is a cancer of the mesothelium, the lining that covers the lung inside the chest. It is not, strictly speaking, lung cancer, but it is thought to be caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure. Although it may not appear for 30-40 years after the first asbestos exposure, it is almost always fatal within a year of being diagnosed.
What is the cure for asbestos?
Asbestos is a mineral, not a disease requiring a cure. Several diseases are caused by asbestos. There is no cure for asbestosis, a scaring of the lungs. But there are treatments that can alleviate is effects for a time. Lung cancer caused by asbestos is treated and "cured" the same way other lung cancers are - surgery, chemotherapy, hope. Mesothelioma, another cancer caused by asbestos, has no cure and no effective treatment.
Is mesothelioma and asbestos the same thing?
Mesothelioma is a form of lung cancer that is CAUSED by exposure to airborne asbestos fibers being inhaled.
Are the links between asbestos and lung cancer?
Yes. Asbestos exposure does increase your risk of getting lung cancer.
What kind of cancer does asbestos cause?
Asbestos can cause:Pleural plaquesAsbestosisLung cancer andMesotheliomaAlthough each of these conditions can be caused by asbestos, one condition does not lead to another; each is independently caused by the presence of asbestos in the body.
Can you get lung cancer from asbestos with out getting mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma IS lung cancer.
What is the connection between asbestos and lung cancer?
Asbestos has been known for years to be one of the leading causes of lung cancer.
What types of cancer are caused by asbestos?
While the term " asbestos cancer " most often refers to mesothelioma, a number of other cancers are associated with asbestos exposure. Lung cancer, for example, is a direct result of asbestos exposure, and some studies have suggested an association between asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal and colorectal cancer. Mesothelioma cancer is the only asbestos-related cancer almost exclusively caused by asbestos. Mesothelioma can develop after someone inhales or ingests elevated amounts of asbestos over time. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration calls it "the greatest health risk for American asbestos workers." Asbestos-related lung cancers are diagnosed more frequently than any other type of asbestos-connected disease. The Environmental Working Group estimates that between 5,000 and 10,000 asbestos-related lung cancer fatalities have occurred each year over the span of the last two decades.
What is the correlation between asbestos exposure and lung cancer?
Asbestos is a direct cause of lung cancer. This relationship was first determined in 1925. Nonsmokers exposed to asbestos are five times more likely to develop lung cancer than other nonsmokers.
What can exposures to asbestos lead to?
lung cancer
What exposure to asbestos lead to?
lung cancer
