Asperger syndrome. Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a developmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.
While much of the focus on cancers caused by asbestos is on mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining of the lung, heart, or abdomen), other thoracic carcinomas, such as adenocarcinoma, are also caused by exposure to asbestos.lone, either cigarette smoking or asbestos exposure can cause lung cancer. In combination, asbestos and smoking have a synergistic effect, meaning asbestos and smoking together cause lung cancer at a rate that neither could produce independently. For instance:
Once asbestos is inhaled, it can become lodged in lung tissue or in the lining of the lungs (known as the pleural lining) and can cause cancer in both locations. Asbestos lodged in lung tissue causes lung cancer (LC), while asbestos lodged in the pleural lining causes pleural mesothelioma (PM).oth Are Caused by Asbestos. All forms of asbestos, including amphibole and serpentine forms, are known to cause lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma. Amphibole forms of asbestos (including amosite, crocidolite, tremolite and anthophyllite) are more carcinogenic than serpentine asbestos (chrysotile).