Different
cancers have different risk factors, some risk factors, such as smoking, can be
changed. Others like a person’s age can’t be changed. Researchers have found
some risk factors that increases a person’s risk of mesothelioma.
*Asbestos: The main risk for mesothelioma is contact with
asbestos. In fact, most cases of mesothelioma have been linked to asbestos in
workplace. Asbestos is a group of minerals that occurs natural as bundles of
fibres in soil and rocks in many parts of the world. When asbestos fibers are
breath in, some can travel to the end of the small airways and reach the lining
of lungs. They can damage the cell lining the lungs and with time leading to
pleural mesothelioma , if coughed up and swallowed these fibers can also reach
the abdomen where they play a part in causing peritoneal mesothelioma. Asbestos
resists fire and heat. In the past, it was used in the insulation of floors and
door gaskets and more. Most asbestos use in the United States stopped after
1989, but it is still used in some products. Many workers have already been
exposed to asbestos at work includes some miners, factory workers, ship
builders and more. Family members of people exposed to asbestos at work have a
greater risk of mesothelioma too, because asbestos fibers are carried on the
clothes from work. The risk of getting mesothelioma depends on how much
asbestos the person is exposed to and how long. Mesothelioma takes a longer
time to develop, the time between the first exposures and finding the disease
is often 20 years to 50 years. Other risk factors are; radiation, age, gender.
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