Exposed to asbestos pollutants (primary risk factor)Asbestos is a mineral found in the environment. Asbestos fibers strong and resistant to heat makes it very useful to be applied to various needs. People who work in an environment contaminated with asbestos fibers has a much greater risk of mesothelioma.
When asbestos split - such as when the process of making - asbestos dust is formed. If dust is inhaled or swallowed asbestos fibers will then settle in the lungs or in the stomach and can cause irritation that causes mesothelioma.
Some people who over many years exposed to asbestos pollution can not have mesothelioma, while others vice versa. This indicates another factor that may be related, that hereditary factors do you have a family history of cancer in some people is a condition that increases risk.
Risk factors that may increase the risk of mesothelioma include:
• Exposure to asbestos fiber dust pollution
• Living with someone who works in an environment with asbestos (asbestos fibers stuck in their clothes or skin)
• Smoking
• SV40 virus is found in many primates
• X-ray radiation
• Family history with mesothelioma
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