I would like to know the ratio of smoker vs non smoker in people diagnosed with lung cancer. Please provide a link.
I’m not looking for "caused by smoking" , those stats can be spun. I’m looking for smokers vs non smokers strictly. What percentage?

Although exposure to asbestos is the primary cause of mesothelioma, a slow-developing
cancer, researchers believe that infection by the SV40 virus is a contributing cause, since
in the United States 60 percent of tissue samples from mesotheliomas, but none from
healthy tissue, contain SV40

please see the above para.
whats the meaning of "since
in the United States 60 percent of tissue samples from mesotheliomas, but none from
healthy tissue, contain SV40" ?

i am confusing as the para has too many commas.
does it want to say 60 percent of tissue samples contain SV40

My husband was diagnosed with copd and sleep apnea 2 years ago. Is there anyone that can relate to what we are going through? He has never smoked, he worked in a textile mill for 23 years. He was around asbestos. He has a lot of coughing "spells". They are really frightening at times…Just would like to hear from someone in our situation.Thanks…

You look at history of the past and you don’t see a lot of lung cancer before the 1960′s. People smoked even in the 1700 and 1800′s.

In some ways, I think this deal about smoking is somewhat hyped up. What about other exposures that may cause lung cancer?

Many of you may disagree. However, I think the media’s "statistics" about things are sometimes biased rather than objective. How do we know that 80′s of lung cancer deaths are contributed to smoking?
Okay- Smoking how much? 5 packs a day. 10 cigarettes a day (some are now saying smoking in moderation isn’t bad for your health) I agree
Exposure to other chemicals? Working in a deasel factory? Putting asbestos on roofs? Genes? Eating very unhealthy?

It some ways it is like saying that a hamburger causes heart disease. Okay- eating a hamburger with 3000 other calories that day? along with sugar and hydroginated oils?

Or eating one hamburger a day with a healthy diet?

The media just gives their biased facts

the apt ceiling material where I live is confirmed to be made with asbestos. It is the "popcorn" ceiling made in the ’70s. I noticed a few small pieces the size of shredded cheese appeared on the upper shelf in the closet. I pulled a t shirt sitting on one today and I saw a piece swirl in the air and settle once again. I have other t shirts right beside them.

Should I be concerned hazardous fibers were released in the air?

How badly have my other shirts been contaminated, if so?

Thank you.

Hello, I recently helped remove a "popcorn" ceiling. We got it wet and simply scraped it off. It did get a bit dusty in there so there was some inhalation for only a few hours and I had a dust mask for about half the time maybe less. Is this an amount of asbestos exposure to be worried about? I am unsure of the age of the home
no no no there is not any immediate pain or anything emergency related just inhaled a bit of dust from workin a few days back and am wondering if it is something I should be concerned with.
I guess no one is reading the question properly >.< I’m not asking if it was asbestos I’m asking if it was which I don’t know if it is then how bad can the few hours of mild exposure be?
ok care bear so just a minor infection and that even has a small chance? I was worried that it would lead to mesothelioma, would once for a few hours of scraping a popcorn ceiling raise your risk factor that much?