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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2], Sujit Routray, M.D. [3]
The most potent risk factor in the development of mesothelioma is asbestos exopsure. Other risk factors include erionite-fibre exposure, Simian virus 40, and radiation exposure.[1]