24-7PressRelease.com - Under the current law, sufferers of mesothelioma - an asbestos-related cancer which can develop up to 40 years after exposure to asbestos unpleasant of the fatal conditions contracted from even a tiny particle of asbestos lodging in the lung
Les Skramstad, 70; ex-mineworker sued over health risks of asbestos
Los Angeles Times - killed hundreds of residents of the northwestern Montana town of Libby, died Jan. 21 at his home of mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer. A wide-ranging health survey in 2001 showed that almost half of former mineworkers had lung problems and
Compensation speeded up for asbestos cancer claims
Scotsman - PEOPLE suffering from lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos will receive compensation more quickly under moves Hutton, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said the system would be speeded up to ensure people suffering from mesothelioma