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Mesothlioma is a form of
cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to
asbestos.
[1] In this disease, malignant cells develop in the
mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the
pleura (outer lining of the
lungs and chest cavity), but it may also occur in the
peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the
pericardium (a sac that surrounds the
heart). Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or have been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways, such as by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos, or by home renovation using asbestos cement products. There is no association between mesothelioma and smoking.
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