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  2. Mesothelioma - Wikipedia

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    These symptoms may be caused by mesothelioma or by other, less serious conditions. [citation needed] Tumors that affect the abdominal cavity often do not cause symptoms until they are at a late stage. Symptoms include: [citation needed] Abdominal pain; Ascites, or an abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen; A mass in the abdomen; Problems with ...

  3. Malignant pleural effusion - Wikipedia

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    Malignant pleural effusion is a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue lining the outside of the lung and the wall of the chest cavity. [1] Lung cancer and breast cancer account for about 50-65% of malignant pleural effusions.

  4. Pulmonary toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Lung symptoms in a patient who is taking a medicinal drug that can cause pulmonary toxicity should not automatically lead to a diagnosis of "pulmonary toxicity due to the medicinal drug", because some patients can have another (i.e., simultaneous) lung disease, e.g. an infection of the lungs not related to the medicinal drugs the patient is ...

  5. Who should worry about lung cancer? A doctor explains - AOL

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    In women, breast cancer is more common than lung cancer, and in men, prostate cancer is more common than lung cancer. ... with a particular type of lung cancer known as mesothelioma. People with ...

  6. Lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Occupational exposures to carcinogens cause 9–15% of lung cancer. [71] A prominent example is asbestos, which causes lung cancer either directly or indirectly by inflaming the lung. [71] Exposure to all commercially available forms of asbestos increases cancer risk, and cancer risk increases with time of exposure. [71]

  7. Asbestos-related diseases - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos can cause lung cancer that is identical to lung cancer from other causes. Exposure to asbestos is associated with all major histological types of lung carcinoma (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large-cell carcinoma and small-cell carcinoma). The latency period between exposure and development of lung cancer is 20 to 30 years.

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