Mesothelioma clears Commons Seat

John MacDougall who died in August after being diagnosed with the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. His seat in the House of Commons has been won by Lindsay Roy, the former head of Kirkcaldy High School

Mesothelioma Runner

Surrounded by “Team Tom”—the many runners he has trained, inspired and encouraged for the last decade, Tom Kaisersatt finished the Silicon Valley Marathon, months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Days after the race, Kaisersatt underwent a 4th round of chemotherapy, after which he may or may not undergo extra-pleural pneumonectomy, or removal of his right lung.

Secondhand Asbestos Exposure

FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida -$3.6 million was awarded to a mesothelioma victim caused by second-hand asbestos exposure. The Broward County Florida jury awarded both husband and wife; her mesothelioma was attributed to exposure that happened in the seventies and eighties in a Wisconsin car dealership where she had been employed for a couple of years.

Mesothelioma Sufferer Struggles in Living Color

The bright green house on Piragua Street in La Costa is a symbol of hope. The house's owner, Rebekah Price, is fighting for her life against advanced mesothelioma, and the house's bright colors are reminiscent of a beach house. Some of her neighbors are understanding of her eclectic color choices. Others not so understanding have resorted to vandalism and worse. In the meantime, Rebekah fights to stay alive, flying every four months to National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. . .

Sunrise Propane Sends Asbestos into Local Air

Sunrise Propane facility explosion sends asbestos particles airborne threatening 12,000+ area residents. Residents complain that the facility should have had a control procedure to make certain that asbestos is not released into the atmosphere

UK Compensation for Mesothelioma

On October 1, Britains will have a compensation fund for people who have contracted asbestos cancer indirectly will soon be on hand to help sufferers. The fund provides payments of up to £14,000 to a specialized group of sufferers who worked with asbestos prior to its banning.

asbestos-related lung cancer

The Labour MP whose death this month triggered a critical byelection next to Gordon Brown's constituency had been suing the government for compensation over the disease that killed him. John MacDougall, the MP for Glenrothes, believed he contracted the asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma while working at the then Royal Navy dockyard at Rosyth in Fife in the 1960s and 1970s.