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How Smoking is Linked
to Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma
is one of the deadliest lung cancers that a
person can contract. If a patient develops the disease, it is more than
likely
that they have been exposed to asbestos material at some point in their
life.
Unfortunately, the adverse reactions to this toxic substance do not
show up
until many years later, and it is quite common to develop the first
symptoms
even decades later (the median age for onset of symptoms is 70).
By the time the symptoms
of the cancer become prevalent,
there is little chance of survival. Like many serious lung-related
diseases,
mesothelioma can be very hard to diagnose and treat, simply because the
symptoms can be so hard to detect in the early stages.
So far we do not have a
cure for mesothelioma and treatments merely
keep the patient comfortable enough to try to fight off the disease.
Most are
under the impression that in order to contract mesothelioma
or other lung cancers, asbestos it is the only culprit. In most
instances, that
is true. However, when asbestos
exposure is combined with smoking, alcohol or drug use, there
is a
greater chance of developing other illnesses in the body.
Cigarette smoking has
always been an issue because of its damaging
impact on a person’s lungs. What most people do not realize,
however, is that
in the late 1950s the makers of Kent Cigarettes used asbestos in their
filters.
This was before research was conducted on the adverse reactions to asbestos
on the body, but many were infected with the material indirectly
through these
filters.
Today, we are very aware
that any smokers (not just those
who smoked Kent) who have been exposed to asbestos are at greater risk
of
developing lung cancer, or even worse, mesothelioma. The scar tissue
that develops
through the lodging of fibers in the lungs, together with the tar and
nicotine
being inhaled by the smoker, causes serious undesirable reactions. It
is
important to note that smoking does not cause
mesothelioma, but increases the chance of developing lung cancer by
over 50%. However
smoking combined with exposure to asbestos does present a higher risk
that the
person could be a candidate for mesothelioma.
If a patient is a smoker
and they are diagnosed with
mesothelioma, the best approach to starting recovery is to stop smoking
completely. If a
person knows that they
have been exposed to asbestos as some point in their lifetime, they
should be
tested immediately. If the asbestos has been combined with years of
smoking, a
doctor should be contacted immediately so that diagnosis and treatment
can
begin. The earlier lung cancer or mesothelioma is detected, the better
the
prognosis for the patient.
Click HERE to read more about our quit smoking program.
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Centre
Mesothelioma Cancer
Center
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