Author: Mesothelioma News

East asbestos scandal is to be turned into a documentary by a group of filmmakers from the region.

When Matt Williams was born, doctors said he might never walk – but he played tee-ball as a boy, rounding the bases with braces on his legs.

Older homes have their charms, but they can also come with a slew of problems. As building codes have been updated over the years, many of these homes have been left in the Dark Ages.

Talk about an occupational hazard: 40 percent of Australian workers may be exposed to chemicals that boost their risk of developing cancer , according to a team of Aussie researchers.

WHEN Bolton councillor Alan Walsh was diagnosed with a terminal illness last year he immediately decided he wanted to use his remaining time to do something positive for others.

A dying woman battling for a change in the law to speed up life-saving treatment has revealed washing her husband’s work clothes led to her deadly disease.

Karen Henderson, assistant coroner, said Mr Powell died from the industrial disease mesothelioma at an inquest in Centenary House, in Durrington, last Wednesday.

Around 60 schools in Mid-Ulster have been found to contain asbestos despite the threat to health and the link to serious illnesses.

A DERBY asbestos support group is urging families to fill out a survey aimed at guiding future research into mesothelioma.

Pleural mesothelioma , is an aggressive form of lung cancer strongly linked to asbestos exposure, which has very limited treatment options and is associated with poor patient survival, with most having less than a year left to live once diagnosed.1 Eig…

The symposium, hosted by the Occupational Cancer Research Centre , focused on recent research on the burden and prevalence of major exposures linked to occupational lung cancer, such as asbestos and diesel engine exhaust.

An Allegheny County trial judge has ruled in a case of first impression that, for insurance coverage purposes, an injury occurs on the date of a plaintiff’s first exposure to asbestos, despite recent scientific evidence suggesting diseases almost never…

A widower whose wife died after being exposed to asbestos at work is appealing to her ex-colleagues for information on working conditions.

SCIENTISTS are to evaluate a potential new treatment for patients with an aggressive form of lung cancer which has been linked to asbestos exposure.

Talk about an occupational hazard: 40 percent of Australian workers may be exposed to chemicals that boost their risk of developing cancer, according to a team of Aussie researchers.