HOW ASBESTOS CAUSES MESOTHELIOMA CANCER

Mesothelioma cancer develops after experience asbestos, which generally occurs in the workplace in industrial settings, shipyards, auto repair shops, old houses, schools and public buildings. It takes long-term exposure to make someone at risk, but heavy, short term asbestos exposure is recognized to cause mesothelioma cancer.



Microscopic asbestos fibers are breathed in or swallowed. The human body has difficulty destroying or eliminating these fibers. Over decades, the fibers cause biological changes that bring about inflammation, scarring and genetic damage. The most susceptible area about bat roosting fibers is the lining in the lungs, called the pleura, although fibers could also become trapped in the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum). Once fibers cause biological damage, the stage is set to get a 20 to 50 year latency period for malignant mesothelioma to produce.

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