Causes Of Pleural Mesothelioma

Minerals Resembling Asbestos

In a great deal of non-asbestos cases, the cause is minerals resembling asbestos. These minerals are structurally comprised in a similar format, leading to the name 'asbestiform minerals.' Two examples of these minerals are winchite and richterite.

Asbestiform minerals aren't the only other minerals associated with pleural mesothelioma. There's an iron formation called taconite, as well as a zeolite mineral, referred to as erionite. When erionite is the cause, the victim usually had a genetic predisposition to developing the disease. In cases where other materials are the cause, the general progression of the disease remains the same. The particles build up in the lungs and other parts of the body over time, because the body has difficulty getting rid of them. This contamination can lead to the mesothelial cells becoming cancerous.