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Asbestos & Mesothelioma Lung Cancer

Asbestos can cause lung cancer and has done so with thousands of people who were exposed to asbestos on the job.  However asbestos is primarily known for its unique ability to develop mesothelioma, a form of cancer that can occur in several areas of the body.  Asbestos can be one of many causes for lung cancer; it is the only known cause for mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma – A Cancer with a Single Cause

This malignancy strikes in the mesothelium, which is a thin membrane that covers and protects several areas within the body.  Various parts of the mesothelium have various names: the peritoneum is the portion of the mesothelium that covers the wall of the abdominal cavity.  The pericardium is a mesothelial sac around the heart.  The pleura are two parts of the mesothelium that cover the chest wall and provide the outer lining of the lungs.  Mesothelioma may develop in any of these locations.

However seventy percent of all diagnosed cases of mesothelioma develop in the pleura – the outer lining of the lungs.  This form of cancer is often called asbestos lung cancer, but it is actually cancer of the lining of the lung.  Lung cancer as it is traditionally understood is cancer that causes tumors in the lung.  pleural mesothelioma Read more…