除了居住在石棉工业现场、矿山或受石棉污染的房屋附近外，在某些（天然）土壤被石棉（纤维）“污染”的地区也观察到环境石棉暴露。在本文中，我们回顾了土耳其环境石棉暴露与肺癌之间的关联。其他研究也表明，环境石棉暴露会增加患肺癌的风险。与环境石棉暴露相关的肺癌似乎在较年轻的时候被诊断出来，并且女性的风险与男性的风险范围相同。我们的数据表明，暴露剂量和风险之间是线性关系，无法建立安全阈值。因此，生活在环境石棉接触机会增加的地区的人们应该接受指导，参加戒烟计划，并考虑将其纳入肺癌筛查计划。显然需要对此主题进行更多研究。版权所有 © 2024 作者。由 Elsevier B.V. 出版。保留所有权利。

Apart from living near an asbestos industry site, mine, or in an asbestos-contaminated house, environmental asbestos exposure is observed in certain regions where the (natural) soil is 'contaminated' with asbestos (fibers). In this essay, we review the association between environmental asbestos exposure and lung cancer in Turkey. Other studies have also suggested that environmental asbestos exposure is able to increase the risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer associated with environmental asbestos exposure seems to be diagnosed at a younger age, and the risk for women is in the same range as that for men. Our data indicate that the relationship between exposure dose and risk is linear and that a safe threshold cannot be established. Therefore, people living in areas with increased chances of environmental asbestos exposure should be mentored to take part in smoking cessation programs and considered candidates for inclusion in lung cancer screening programs. There is an obvious need for additional studies on this topic.Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.