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Can Asbestos Cause Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma?

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Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Question: can obspestos cause mestatic colangio carcinoma
or can black mould in house cause this cancer
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Answered by Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
No association between these exposures and cholangiocarcinoma

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
There is absolutely no known association between asbestos exposure and cholangiocarcinoma.
Asbestos is a class I carcinogen, but it is known to be associated with lung cancers and mesothelioma only. All other cancer associations with asbestos are unproven and speculative.
Black mould exposure does not lead to cholangiocarcinoma formation either.
Hope that answers your query. If there are any more you can ask follow up questions.
Take care.
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Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha

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Can Asbestos Cause Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma?

Brief Answer: No association between these exposures and cholangiocarcinoma Detailed Answer: Hi. There is absolutely no known association between asbestos exposure and cholangiocarcinoma. Asbestos is a class I carcinogen, but it is known to be associated with lung cancers and mesothelioma only. All other cancer associations with asbestos are unproven and speculative. Black mould exposure does not lead to cholangiocarcinoma formation either. Hope that answers your query. If there are any more you can ask follow up questions. Take care.