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The development of malignant mesothelioma is thought to relate to the physical structure of asbestos. Asbestos occurs as two forms, serpentine chrysotiles, or straight, sharp, needle-like amphiboles (crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite).
Although amphiboles behave differently than chrysotiles, both are thought to be carcinogenic. Their straight, stiff structure tends to align in the airstream, and they are then delivered deep into the lungs, where they cannot be easily cleared. They penetrate into the lung tissue and then to the pleura, where they initiate malignant mesothelioma tumors by various chemical and mechanical processes.
