More than 100 prominent scientists and researchers from 28 countries appealed yesterday to Premier Jean Charest on the eve of his trade mission to India to stop exporting Quebec-mined asbestos to developing nations. Because of its heat-resistant properties, asbestos was commonly used in roofing, insulation and cement in Canada, until workers began to die from asbestos-related lung diseases, such as asbestosis and mesothelioma.
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The Government is set to present a £70m package of help for asbestos victims to trade unions this week. The proposals include setting up a research centre into asbestos-linked diseases; insisting insurers fund compensation for dying victims unable to rely on their employers’ insurance; and more money for sufferers of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
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A recently filed lawsuit involving an alleged wrongful death of Michael Brashers continues to highlight the toll of asbestos exposure and deaths caused by mesothelioma and lung cancer. Exposure can lead to deadly diseases such as lung cancer or mesothelioma. Brasher is one of thousands who were exposed to the substance without having been adequately warned of the true dangers of asbestos exposure.
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People who worked at a Norfolk hospital more than 40 years ago are being sought by the family of a retired nurse who died from an asbestos-related cancer. Betty Farrow was 79 when she died in June 2008 from mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, which often takes 40 years to develop. It is possible both she and her husband, a boilermaker, were exposed to asbestos in their work, and her family is trying to find Betty’s former workmates who might have evidence of asbestos at the hospital – in case a compensation claim can be made.
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The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is conducting two asbestos testing sessions in the El Paso, Texas area for individuals who may have developed cancers such as mesothelioma or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure. Testing will be take place on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2010. The firm is also scheduling testing sessions in Baytown and Bay City, TX to be held in February 2010. For those who are unable to attend the scheduled testing sessions in El Paso or at another location, Hissey Kientz will issue a voucher that can be redeemed at for asbestos testing at a medical clinic near you.
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