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Patients who have been hit by deadly asbestos lung cancer are living longer, healthier lives thanks to a breakthrough immune-boosting therapy. Results from a trial show the drug nivolumab can help keep the aggressive disease mesothelioma at bay for months or even years. For patients with the disease, any extra time can be priceless as … Read more
Dustin Diamond fears stage four lung cancer was caused by ‘mold or asbestos’ in hotel rooms he stayed in while traveling the country By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 16:01 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 16:01 GMT, 23 January 2021 Dustin Diamond fears his cancer could have been caused by staying in cheap hotels. … Read more
Doctor Hubert Montague Murray was the first significant medical professional to identify a link between asbestos and death. Before the Departmental Committee on Compensation for Industrial Diseases in 1906, Murray, senior physician at Charing Cross Hospital, related the story of a patient who presented in 1899, dying a year later. The man was 33 and … Read more
Hunt for reckless fly-tippers behind six-ton mountain of ASBESTOS left in country lane that cost £2,500 of taxpayers’ cash to clear Wealden District Council searching for those responsible for dumping asbestos Country lane in East Sussex was closed for four days as specialists cleared area Asbestos is a carcinogenic material that has been banned in … Read more
The Canadian town of Asbestos has officially changed its name to Val-des-Sources (Valley of the Springs) after connotations with the cancer-causing mineral caused harm to its tourism industry. Approximately half of the town’s 6,800 residents (2,796) turned out for a parking lot-based car vote or directly voted at the council offices last week in the … Read more
The Canadian town of Asbestos has officially changed its name to Val-des-Sources (Valley of the Springs) after connotations with the cancer-causing mineral resulted in ‘harmed tourism.’ Approximately half of the town’s 6,800 residents (2,796) turned out for a parking lot-based car vote or directly voted at the council offices last week in the municipality, located … Read more
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright’s luxury new £1.3million mansion in Essex briefly caused concern recently, when the land was tested for asbestos. The lovebirds, both aged 33, bought their sprawling farmhouse back in October, and gained council approval to raze the existing property and build their new home. However, The Sun has revealed that part … Read more
A nurse died of cancer after being exposed to asbestos while working at the same London hospital trust where the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Diana gave birth. Sue Taylor’s first job as a respiratory nurse was in 1981 at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, where she worked for three years. In June 2017 … Read more