Heating engineer killed by asbestos, 50 years on
A woman who claims her dad died from mesothelioma has told of her pain at losing him after a short battle with the asbestos-related disease, the Leigh Journal has reported...
Tag: Mesothelioma
Widow of man who helped build Addenbrooke’s wants answers after his asbestos death
The widow of a construction worker who helped build Addenbrooke's in the 1960s is appealing for information following his death from asbestos-related cancer...
Half of schools unaware whether their buildings contain asbestos, leaving teachers, staff and pupils at risk
Shockingly, nearly 50% of all respondents had not been told whether their school contains asbestos...
Government report finds Asbestos Management problems in 20 percent of UK schools
A report released by the government finds that more than 4,600 of 5,500 schools surveyed still contain asbestos...
Rochdale woman claims washing husband’s asbestos-ridden clothes gave her cancer
A woman believes her fatal lung cancer was caused by washing her late husband’s asbestos-ridden clothes...
Fitter launches compensation claim over asbestos-related cancer
A maintenance fitter suffering from asbestos-related cancer has taken legal action against his former employers....
Inquest in Bolton is told how scaffolder could have breathed in asbestos during childhood
A former scaffolder may have died through exposure to asbestos on his father’s clothing, an inquest has heard...
Coventry carpenter’s widow in fight for answers over mesothelioma death
Widow of a carpenter who died from mesothelioma demands to know why her husband wasn’t better protected from the deadly dust...