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Mesothelioma occurs in the pleura around the outside of the lung. Lung cancer occurs inside the lung.
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This photograph shows a typical lung cancer. The cancer is the white mass in the center of the lung. It is surrounded by red lung tissue.
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Other Cancers
In limited circumstances, there is an association between asbestos exposure and cancers of the digestive tract (such as esophageal, laryngeal, kidney, stomach, and colon-rectum cancers). The association of these diseases and asbestos exposure is not as widely accepted as with mesothelioma and lung cancers.
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