Lung cancer and mesothelioma - the role of smoking

Lung cancer and mesothelioma, affect both the lungs of a person. No form of lung cancer, mesothelioma is filed; Both are two different and various diseases. Lung cancer develops in the tissues of the lung, while Mesothelioma affects the lining around the lungs is called on the 'pleural'. Both cause serious health problems these diseases.

Mesothelioma is an asbestos caused disease. There are no other known causes of this disease. When a person of mesothelioma, can be indicated then it that he/she was exposed to asbestos. That is why mesothelioma of a 'Signature disease' for exposure to asbestos is called.

Lung cancer can be caused as a result of smoking, and also due to the risks related to asbestos. But mesothelioma can be caused by smoking. A person, an active smokers, and that also asbestos was exposed to, has a much higher risk of getting lung cancer.

Cancer, mesothelioma and smoking

Smoking is always considered harmful for the body, especially in the lungs. Smoking and exposure to asbestos can both separately as fatal for a person. However, smoking can reduce the severity of the development of lung cancer to far. Smoking can significantly reduce the risk of cancer in the future, but in a way guarantees, to do so.

If a smoker and also suffering inflicted an asbestos disease, smoking may be helpful to be improving the quality of life. You can slow down by breathing facilitated the progress of the disease and can also improve the blood circulation. It is also useful to reduce the load on the heart.

Therefore, it is much, know, what is the "synergistic effect". After the "synergistic effect" can be a combination of two or more claims, more dangerous than the sum of the individual exhibitions.

Here is an example to explain this well. The chances of a person to get lung cancer from 5 times increase exposure to asbestos. And continuous smoking can increase the risk of lung cancer to ten times. But if a person is an active smokers and was also, asbestos exposed, then his chance of lung cancer increased to 50 times and not 15 times. The individual risks are multiplied and not added.

The risk of cancer due to smoking reduced, after the person smoking is terminated. According to the American Lung Association if a person stops smoking today, half his risk of cancer after a period of ten years what would it have served to stop not smoking. The risk of strokes, heart disease and other types of cancer will also fall.

Give up smoking can bring multiple health benefits for the patient. The benefits are higher for a person to suffer an asbestos or disease, or who has a history of asbestos exposure.

It is recommended that patients don't forget that smoking may increase the risk and the serious lung cancer and mesothelioma of manifolds. While mesothelioma from asbestos exposure will occur, but the fact is that smoking is already suffering patients more discomfort caused.

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