Mesothelioma Lung Cancer Asbestos is a known cause of asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Reno asbestos lawyers of mesothelioma cases begin in the lungs. A less common type of mesothelioma develops in the lining of the abdomen, called malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma, like all cancers is caused by uncontrolled cell