The disturbing trend is revealed ahead of the 20th anniversary of the banning of asbestos in Britain next weekend. The move also put a duty on the owners of non-domestic properties, such as schools and hospitals, to manage asbestos within their buildings. Many victims develop mesothelioma, an aggressive lung cancer caused by contact with asbestos fibres, sometimes as long as 30 years earlier. Louise Larkin, a senior asbestos lawyer at Thompsons, has been dealing with cases for 20 years and backs the Mirror’s Asbestos Timebomb campaign, which calls for an asbestos audit of all public buildings. Her cancer was triggered by contact with asbestos fibres in a now demolished hospital in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

Source: Daily Mirror November 19, 2019 14:08 UTC