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in lung cancer context
Answer:
It is not the asbestos particles themselves, but the damage they cause to the lung. The fibres cause an irritation of the lung tissue which ends in scarring. In the scarred ares of the lung the air isn’t as close to the blood as it was before and the gases take longer to diffuse.
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