While the mechanism by which it does it is not known, asbestos will increase your chances of getting lung cancer if you breath it in. Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled growth of lung tissue.
Asbestos can also produce asbestosis, a scaring of the lungs similar to that caused by coal dust in "black lung" or dirty cotton dust in bysinosis.
Asbestos also produces pleural plaques, an increased density of some lung tissue, as seen in x-rays.
There is no treatment which can completely reverse the effect of asbestos on the lungs, however some symptomatic treatments exist. Oxygen therapy and thoracentesis are helpful for some symptoms while in the case of cancer or mesothelioma surgery may be required.
Asbestos is a fiber that lodges deep in the lung tissue. It makes breathing much more difficult after time. It causes scarring in the lining of the lungs and eventually, the inflicted patient is going to die.
Almost anyone living in a westernized city or town can be expected to have some asbestos fibers in the lungs.
Yes, if exposure to asbestos in the air is long enough and the airborne levels are high enough, eventually lung diseases such as asbestosis and lung cancer can result.
Asbestos can damage the lungs by causing cancer of the lungs, throat, or kidneys. The inflammation of the lungs caused by the asbestos can also lead to mesothelioma.
Asbestos can cause one specific type of lung fibrosis, called asbestosis.
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Yes - inhalation of asbestos dust can cause scarring of the lungs known as asbestosis. Please see the related link below for examples of how inhalation of dust can cause respiratory problems.
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Its fine fibers. They can get into your lungs and cause diseases, such as asbestosis.
A single dust particle from Asbestos can cause cancer in the lungs, not hiring a professional to remove the asbestos can have a serious health hazard to you and your family.
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Carcinoid tumors affect hormone-producing cells of our organs and can be found in the stomach, in the lungs, in the pancreas or in testicles (man) and ovaries (woman).
No, asbestos does not damage the nervous system. Asbestos can damage the respiratory system and lungs.
Asbestos has been found to cause cancer, so it is no longer used in construction.
Asbestos fibres pass into the lungs where they can stay for many years. They lead to the development of breathing difficulties and mesothelioma ( a type of cancer) The fibres can not be removed and there is no cure for the deceases they cause