Smoking does not lead to mesothelioma, but still have a negative effect

When you see the cigarette wrapper, usually there is a warning about the effects of smoking. Everyone knows it, that smoking is very harmful for health. In fact, not just active smokers who may be a victim, but everyone in the vicinity can also be victims. The question is, whether the smoking can cause mesothelioma?

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Although smoking is very dangerous, it does not mean smoking is the cause of mesothelioama. Because, for any type of mesothelioma cancer the main cause is asbestos. However, there are some important things that should be known between smoking and mesothelioma. The fact is that smoking will have a negative effect on mesothelioma patients. In fact, for the acute smokers exposed to asbestos would be quickly exposed to malignant mesothelioma. In addition, another possibility is that it will be difficult to cure, because smokers usually have lungs that are not healthy. Thus, a smoker who has been exposed to asbestos will have a more dangerous risk when exposed to malignant mesothelioma cancer. Because, curing step will be more difficult because the lungs and abdomen a person who likes smoking is not healthy.

Research shows that smoking alone can not cause mesothelioma cancer. However, smokers are exposed to asbestos exposure will have a greater risk of contracting mesothelioma cancer. Asbestos has been known to be a major trigger the emergence of mesothelioma cancer. So, when a person inhales asbestos fibers and then lodged in the lungs, smoking can weaken the lungs and lower body resistance to eliminate asbestos fibers. According to the Centers for Disease Control. Cigarette smoke can irritate the airways in the body, so that the excessive dryness can cause the lungs to produce more mucus to block airways function in removing asbestos fibers. In other words, the lungs could not work optimally because of cigarette smoke. So, the conclusion is a smoking does not lead to mesothelioma, but it can give the effect that is harmful to a person exposed to asbestos, and accelerate the occurrence of malignant mesothelioma cancer. If you are a smoker would be better it was soon stopped because it was very dangerous in any case.

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