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Does getting asbestos on your skin increase your risk of skin cancer? or is asbestos only carcinogenic to the lungs? i was wearing a mask
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No risk factor: Asbestos is not absorbed through the skin. Asbestos exposure may increase your risk for cancers of the respiratory and GI systems.
Answered 1/5/2019
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