NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Asbestos has been shown to have a higher correlation with cancer when someone smokes cigarettes as well. This is because ____
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both substances are teratogens
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the synergistic effect that results from exposure to both at the same time
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Asbestos is a carcinogen and tobacco is an endocrine disruptor
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the risk-taking behavior of the individual exposed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Tobacco smoke is a toxic mix of more than 7, 000 chemicals. Many are poisons. At least 70 are known to cause cancer in people or animals. People who smoke cigarettes are 15 to 30 times more likely to get lung cancer or die from lung cancer than people who do not smoke.
Detailed explanation-2: -Asbestos exposure alone increases lung cancer mortality among nonsmokers and adds to smoking-associated lung cancer risk. Asbestosis further increases the lung cancer risk and, considered jointly with smoking, has a supra-additive effect. Insulators benefit greatly by quitting smoking.
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