石棉被认为是肺癌的主要原因。即使没有其他致癌物质，石棉引起的肺癌也会发生。
Asbestos exposure combined with smoking greatly increases the risk of developing lung cancer. If you inhale both of these substances, you run a greater risk of disease than if you were exposed to either substance alone due to the synergistic effect of the two carcinogens acting together. Because the likelihood of contracting lung cancer is dose-dependent, every exposure to these deadly substances increases your disease potential.
烟草使用——石棉肺癌的一个因素
Independent of asbestos exposure, cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer mortality in the United States. Nationwide, smoking results in more than 5.6 million years of potential life lost each year. That translates to about 440,000 people per year who die from tobacco use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC), Tobacco Information and Prevention).
没有因吸烟或接触石棉而造成肺损伤的吸烟者在 50 岁之前戒烟可以将未来 15 年内的死亡风险降低 50%。对于接触石棉的吸烟者来说，随着时间的推移，随着石棉接触量的增加，患肺癌的风险也会增加。
For more information about how asbestos lung cancer develops, see Asbestos Lung Cancer on Asbestos Network.
石棉肺癌——法律代理
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