Recognize Mesothelioma-Factors that may increase the risk of mesothelioma include:
* Personal history of exposure to asbestos. If you have been directly exposed to asbestos fibers at work or at home, greatly increases your risk of mesothelioma.
* To live with someone who worked with asbestos. People exposed to asbestos fibers brought home on their skin and clothing. These fibers can put others lost at home on the risk of mesothelioma. People who work with asbestos must shower and change clothes before leaving for work.
* A monkey virus used in polio vaccine. Some studies show an association between mesothelioma and simian virus 40 (SV40), a virus that originally found in monkeys. Millions of people may have been exposed to SV40 when receiving polio vaccinations between 1955 and 1963, because the vaccine was developed using monkey cells. Having found that SV40 is associated with certain cancers, the virus has been removed from the polio vaccine. Does SV40 increases the risk of mesothelioma is a point of debate, and further research is needed.
* Radiation. Some studies link mesothelioma with radioactive thorium dioxide, used in conjunction with X-rays to diagnose a variety of health conditions from the 1920s to the 1950s. Mesothelioma has also been associated with radiation therapy treatment for the chest, such as those used to treat breast cancer or lymphoma.
* Family history. A family history can increase the risk of mesothelioma, but more research is needed to understand this theory.
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