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Can Asbestos exposure be responsible for my lung cancer

Posted by acguidon @acguidon, Feb 24 10:52am

Back in 1997 I was working in an old control tower where asbestos was being removed from a room that was below the control tower cab. The room was completely sealed during the removal process and air samples did not reveal any asbestos particles in the air. Then in 2023 I discovered that I had lung cancer. Two other individuals who also worked at the same facility have since passed away. My Oncologist told me that my lung cancer was not connected to possile asbestos exposure.

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | 6 days ago

@acguidon, The question of what caused our cancer can consume us, and unfortunately, most of us will likely never know what caused our lung cancers. I'm not an expert, but I believe the pathology of the cancer can point to asbestos exposure in the form of mesothelioma. There are many types of lung cancer, and some have no known causes. We are exposed to all sorts of toxins throughout our lives. We also know that each day as cells are replicated within our bodies, mistakes are made in that replication process, usually our immune systems account for those mistakes and kill off the mutated cells. Sometimes that doesn't happen as it should.
Someone told me, "biology makes mistakes". It may not be anything that you did or were exposed too, sometimes the biology of our bodies makes mistakes. That's hard to accept when we want answers.
You were diagnosed about 2 years ago, how are you doing now?

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denzie | @denzie | 5 days ago

You had exposure before they cleaned it. It might be worth talking to one of the law practices advertising. Second though, if you have a lawyer you trust, go there first.

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Matthew K | @flusshund | 3 days ago

@acguidon, I've met a lung cancer patient advocate who was diagnosed over 20 years ago. Asbestos did cause his lung cancer because his doctors found asbestos fibers in his lungs. Technically, mesothelioma is not lung cancer because it primarily affects the mesothelium, a protective lining around the lungs.

Do you know what type of lung cancer you have? That may explain why your oncologist says your lung cancer is not connected to asbestos exposure.

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abob | @abob | 3 days ago
In reply to @lls8000 "@acguidon, The question of what caused our cancer can consume us, and unfortunately, most of us..." + (show)
@lls8000

@acguidon, The question of what caused our cancer can consume us, and unfortunately, most of us will likely never know what caused our lung cancers. I'm not an expert, but I believe the pathology of the cancer can point to asbestos exposure in the form of mesothelioma. There are many types of lung cancer, and some have no known causes. We are exposed to all sorts of toxins throughout our lives. We also know that each day as cells are replicated within our bodies, mistakes are made in that replication process, usually our immune systems account for those mistakes and kill off the mutated cells. Sometimes that doesn't happen as it should.
Someone told me, "biology makes mistakes". It may not be anything that you did or were exposed too, sometimes the biology of our bodies makes mistakes. That's hard to accept when we want answers.
You were diagnosed about 2 years ago, how are you doing now?

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My husband had an unchanging groundglass mass that was followed for 10 years. Then he developed NSCLC tumor in same lobe. He hadn’t worked with asbestos nor smoked for 40 years prior. The cause of his cancerous tumor remains undetermined.

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whahoo | @whahoo | 3 days ago

Depends on the mutation. I think.

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