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What is the difference between lung cancer and mesothelioma?

April 26, 2017lung cancer mesothelioma

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What is the difference between lung cancer and mesothelioma?

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Mesothelioma is not a form of lung cancer because it attacks the lining of the lung (pleura) and not the lung tissue directly. Smoking is usually the major cause of lung cancer but smoking cannot cause mesothelioma.