Causes Of Pleural Mesothelioma

Radiation

There are rare cases where mesothelioma develops due to irradiation of a person's chest or abdomen, causing cancer to form in the mesothelial cells, which progresses to the same pleural mesothelioma others suffer from. The research into the exact effects of damaging rays on mesothelioma development is minimal and inconclusive.

For the most part, it seems the risk is not that radiation will cause mesothelioma specifically, but that radiation will cause any form of cancer. Because the abdomen and chest were irradiated, lung cancer would be equally likely. It's rare for mesothelioma to form in response to damaging rays alone. When it does, the person often has a genetic predisposition to the disease.

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