title: The spectrum of asbestos-related diseases.
abstract: Diseases caused by exposure to asbestos are prime examples of environmentally-related illnesses. Asbestos produces asbestosis from large exposures over short latent periods; it acts as a carcinogen from small exposures over long latent periods; and it induces mesothelioma with minute exposures. Its presence as the magic mineral is ubiquitous in our modern society.
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D002170:Canada; D002273:Carcinogens; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013019:South Africa; D013147:Spirometry; D014481:United States; D015030:Zimbabwe
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D001194:Asbestos