Mesothelioma-Risk factors

Some of the possible risk factors of mesothelioma are

Exposure to asbestos:

Experiments found that the risk of getting mesothelioma is high when someone is exposed to asbestos. This may be either at home or at work. Not all the people who are exposed to asbestos are infected by mesothelioma. Reports say that some people who are exposed to asbestos for a longer period never acquired mesothelioma, where as some people who were exposed for a short period are diseased.

Smoking:

The risk factor of mesothelioma is severe in people who are having smoking habit and also exposed to asbestos

Genetic factor:
Some scientists suggest that the mesothelioma risk may also depend on family history

Radiation:
Few decades back, when thorium oxide was used in x-rays it was found that it lead to mesothelioma