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I was under the impression that the cause was chronic inflammation resulting from recruitment and activation of macrophages and other immune cells to site of th
by danieltillett 11y ago
I was under the impression that the cause was chronic inflammation resulting from recruitment and activation of macrophages and other immune cells to site of the fibres [1]. Chronic inflammation causes cancer on its own independent of external factors like free radical formation.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma
- refurb 11y agoWell, I should have added details. You are correct that asbestos that doesn't contain iron can still cause cancer through a hypothesized inflammatory mechanism. Honestly, I don't we know the exact mechanism, but have some theories that seem to fit.
- mirimir 11y agoAnd that, perhaps cryptically, was my point. Why should any chemically inert mineral cause cancer? But some apparently do, regardless. Inflammation seems most plausible.