If you or a loved one suffers from mesothelioma, you may have heard your physician talk about what mesothelioma is and what causes it. The primary cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. However, it’s not just exposure that may give you mesothelioma- it’s the stirring up and working with asbestos. Why does asbestos cause mesothelioma?

When asbestos is stirred up, the fibers can be inhaled and become lodged in the lining of the lungs. This lodging causes inflammation of the lining of the lungs and other pleural tissues. Breathing in asbestos fibers not only can cause mesothelioma which is a deadly lung cancer, but it can also cause asbestosis (scar tissue formation in the lungs). It has also been found that ingesting asbestos fibers can cause peritoneal mesothelioma which is when the lining of the abdomen becomes inflamed.

Mesothelioma is so deadly that many who are diagnosed with it have had it for over thirty years, without experiencing any symptoms. When patients do experience symptoms, it is often times too late as the diagnosis can be stage III or greater, leaving a life-expectancy of only six months to a year.

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