A rare survival story in a brush with a rare and deadly cancer (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Heather Von St. James calls herself "the poster child for hope after meso." She has been disease free for 2 1/2 years after a radical surgery and treatment for the asbestos-related cancer -- mesothelioma.
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Asbestos: The lies that killed (The New Statesman)
Asbestos, now banned in the EU, kills up to 4,000 people a year in the UK alone. In this exclusive report, Ed Howker reveals how the industry hid the truth for decades and why the death toll will certainly continue to rise
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EPA working on West End asbestos site (Ellwood City Ledger)
ELLWOOD CITY - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is overseeing a project to neutralize asbestos-laced soil on a hillside in Ellwood City's West End neighborhood.
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Cancer MP John MacDougall was suing the government (Times Online)
The Labour MP John MacDougall, whose death prompted the latest by-election to threaten Gordon Brown’s premiership, was suing the government for refusing to pay compensation for the illness that killed him.
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The Legal Ties That Bind the Bidens (Law.com)
Although he hasn't practiced law in more than 30 years, newly minted vice presidential nominee Joe Biden remains a favorite son in the legal community, having longstanding relationships with law firms that donated to his congressional races and his two bids for the White House. Many of those firms have handled asbestos and bankruptcy cases, issues that Biden has weighed in on from his seat on ...
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Asbestos endangers roof worker health (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – The use of amianthus, a kind of asbestos, in roofing sheet plants in Vietnam is threatening worker health, according to a recent workshop in Hanoi.
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North West Evening Mail (North-West Evening Mail)
A NEW compensation fund for people who have contracted asbestos cancer indirectly will soon be on hand to help sufferers. A NEW compensation fund for people who have contracted asbestos cancer indirectly will soon be on hand to help sufferers.
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51-year Southbury fire veteran dies Thursday (Republican-American)
SOUTHBURY -- Lester "Les" Cable, a 51-year veteran of the Southbury Volunteer Firemen's Association, died Thursday. He was 74.
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HOUSE CALL: Leading cause of cancer deaths is largely preventable (North County Journal)
The fact is impossible to ignore - according to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. in both men and women.
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Irked chamber president takes newspaper to task (Southwest Iowa News)
Shenandoah Chamber and Industry Association President Jim Martin took the Valley News Today to task Tuesday night for providing "rhetoric" to city officials regarding the status of their fire-damaged former offices.
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