Mesothelioma News Changes will make it harder to make a claim By Mesothelioma News April 14, 2014 April 14, 2014 Mesothelioma News Mrs Maitland’s husband William died aged 63 after a painful, year-long battle against mesothelioma, a cancer caused by breathing in deadly asbestos dust. Changes will make it harder to make a claim Wallsend widow urges insurance industry to fund research into mesothelioma cancer