Pages On: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive form of cancer linked to previous exposure to asbestos, it is almost always fatal. It has an extremely long latency period, sometimes take 40 years to develop in sufferers. Mesothelioma mostly affects the lining of the lungs, and can be easily misdiagnosed as a simple cold, as the symptoms are quite generic at first. Most Asbestos exposure can be linked to previous employment, and therefore employers are liable. If you or a loved one has developed Mesothelioma, and you suspect an organisation is at fault, you may be entitled to compensation.

Family receive mesothelioma compensation for deceased electrician
Posted: 22 March 2016
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
The family of 85-year-old former electrician, Henry Smith, has secured substantial compensation after his death from mesothelioma in 2014. Mr Smith had worked for a Coventry electrical company for 43 years and for the first 16 years of his employ, had worked in factories where the staff handled asbestos. Mesothelioma is an asbestos-related disease that caused Mr Smith’s lung cancer leading to his death. Mr Smith, who retired in 1992, first consulted doctors 12 years after his retirement complaining of pains in his shoulder. When tests confirmed that he was suffering from asbestos-related…
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Asbestos and Mesothelioma Compensation
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
Until the danger of asbestos was realised, it was used in the construction of houses and buildings for many years, as a form of insulation and to prevent fires. Indeed, asbestos that is well maintained does not pose a direct risk, but it becomes dangerous when the fibres become damaged and may float in the air, and be breathed in. Asbestosis and mesothelioma are examples of illnesses caused by asbestos exposure. Pleural thickening, lung cancer and pleural plaques are other types of lung disease which can also be provoked by…
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