Smoking & Asbestos

Asbestos is a carcinogen.

• True

• False

Asbestos fibers are known to cause tumors in the body.

• True

• False

Asbestos workers who smoke do not have a higher risk of cancer.

• True

• False

A smoker who is exposed to asbestos has a risk 50-90% higher of developing lung cancer.

• True

• False

What is one effect of asbestos fibers in the lungs?

• They increase your circulatory rate

• The lungs become smaller

• The fiber makes you feel fuller

• They limit the exchange of oxygen in the bloodstream

How does smoking increases an asbestos worker's chance of getting lung cancer?

• It reacts with other carcinogens multiplying the chance of getting lung cancer

• It paralyzes the cilia in the trachea and lungs

• It allows less oxygen to the brain

• It allows asbestos particles to get deep into the lungs