石棉癌(asbestos cancer ),一旦吸入石棉使身体内部机构的器官造成细胞变异成为癌细胞,通常被称为“石棉癌症”。间皮瘤(Mesothelioma)是最常见的石棉癌症之一,其他由于接触石棉所致的癌症还有肺癌,胃肠道癌,大肠癌等。
所有形式的石棉对人体均有致癌性,可导致间皮瘤和肺癌、喉癌和卵巢癌。
All forms of asbestos are carcinogenic to humans, and may cause mesothelioma and cancer of the lung, larynx and ovary.
石棉纤维耐热、防火、不与化学品发生反应,曾被广泛用于建筑业和绝缘材料。人们后来发现石棉会引发石棉沈滞病、肺癌、间皮癌和其他癌症。
Asbestos fibres, resistant to heat, fire and chemicals, were widely used in construction and insulation before being linked to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and other cancers.
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