How can you go 30-40 years without any illness and then suddenly you have cancer? What is the asbestos doing in that time? How does it activate?
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Asbestos isn’t chemically toxic.
The problem with asbestos is that it’s like a bunch of little microscopic needles. When it gets into your lungs, it pokes a bunch of microscopic holes in your lungs over the following decades. This damage is was leads to asbestos related diseases.
Source: my dad is an asbestos expert and removed it from hundreds of buildings over his career
[Image of asbestos under a microscope](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/SEvn-3svWL9TOMCcb958c5wRig4=/1000×750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/59/f8/59f818da-b604-46f3-b896-1816d0070ee6/asbestos_3.jpg)
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