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    Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors and Asbestos

    William Landa

    Asbestos
    Group of 6 minerals used in Construction and industrial materials Exposure is major occupational hazard Construction Renovation Demolition Gets into the body via inhalation

    Asbestos health effects


    Asbestos exposure known to cause Asbestosis Lung cancer Mesothelioma

    Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors


    Rare type of lung cancer (1-2% of all lung cancer) Causes unknown Typical and atypical types

    Hypothesis
    Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
    (specific type of lung cancer)

    Asbestos Exposure

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