According to an article appearing in the February 27, 2007 edition of the Manchester Evening News, mesothelioma–a cancer of the lining of the lung, abdomen or heart related to asbestos exposure–is affecting growing numbers women and younger people in the United Kingdom.  Traditionally, men who worked in construction and shipbuilding – particularly in the 1960s […]

The San Antonio Express-News reported November 7, 2006 on an investigation regarding suspicions from a reader that her sister-in-law (who passed away three years ago with peritoneal mesothelioma) and husband (who has been diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma) were exposed to asbestos brought home on their father’s clothing.  The father was a plumber at Kelly Air […]