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Southport Coronation Street star Ken Cope slams NHS over cancer shock - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"CORONATION Street star Ken Cope has slammed the National Health Service after he was misdiagnosed with cancer.
Liverpool-born Ken, who now lives in Southport, was diagnosed with the condition after visiting a hospital in Oxford with chest pains in 2000"
Hope for Liverpool's asbestos victims - Liverpool Echo 19th October 2009
"MERSEY victims of an asbestos-related condition were given fresh hope of compensation – even as the government was revealed to be in chaos on the issue.
A Bill to overturn a Law Lords ruling denying payouts to sufferers from “pleural plaques” – a scarring of the lungs, that can trigger mesothelioma and lung cancer – cleared the Commons on Friday."
Fresh hope for Merseyside asbestos victims - Liverpool Daily Post 19th October 2009
"MERSEY victims of an asbestos-related condition were given fresh hope of compensation – even as the Government was revealed to be in chaos over the issue.
A Bill to overturn a Law Lords ruling denying payouts to sufferers from “pleural plaques” – a scarring of the lungs, that can trigger mesothelioma and lung cancer – cleared the Commons on Friday."
Mother dies after asbestos payout - BBC Health News 15th October 2009
"A woman who battled for two years for a payout after contracting an asbestos-related disease has died a day after a judge said she should be paid £240,000.
Dianne Willmore, 49, from north Wales, passed away on Thursday from malignant mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused mainly by breathing in asbestos. "
Huyton cancer victim dies hours after news she faced third compensation fight - Liverpool Echo 16th October 2009
"A CANCER victim died hours after being told council officials were considering a third court bid to claw back her £240,000 asbestos compensation payout.
Dianne Willmore, 49, was awarded the damages after convincing a High Court judge in July that her time as a pupil at the former Bowring Comprehensive School in Huyton caused her incurable lung cancer."
Cancer victim dies hours after council officials consider third court bid to get back her asbestos compensation payout - Liverpool Echo 16th October 2009
"A CANCER victim died hours after being told council officials were considering a third court bid to claw back her £240,000 asbestos compensation payout.
Dianne Willmore, 49, was awarded the damages after convincing a High Court judge in July that her time as a pupil at the former Bowring Comprehensive School in Huyton caused her incurable lung cancer."
Asbestos safety ad banned over disputed deaths figure - The Guardian 23rd September 2009
ASA rules against a government agency, the Health and Safety Executive, after complaint about asbestos warning ads
'Better' test for asbestos cancer - BBC Health News 23rd August 2009
Scientists claim they have developed a more sensitive test for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma.
The cancer develops long after exposure to asbestos but patients usually have a limited life expectancy.
Pleas for asbestos cancer victim’s colleagues - Liverpool Daily Post 21st July 2009
RELATIVES and solicitors acting for a cancer victim are urging his former colleagues to come forward with information about his exposure to asbestos.
Billy Hughes, 81, died of asbestos-related lung cancer in January after a 20-year career at Liverpool’s docks. He worked there from 1957 to 1977.
Asbestos threat 'underestimated', say scientists - The Observer 19th July 2009
The lethal threat from asbestos fibres may have been seriously underestimated, medical researchers are warning, as thousands of people with asbestos-related illnesses wait to hear whether they can sue for compensation.
The Ministry of Justice is expected to reveal this week whether it will reverse a landmark judgment that prevents those diagnosed with pleural plaques – an early indicator of contamination – from taking legal action.
Letter: Betrayal over ruling on pleural plaques - The Observer 19th July 2009
The government's failure to overturn the law lords' 2007 judgment denying compensation for victims of pleural plaques will be seen as a massive betrayal. Workers exposed to asbestos by their employers, leading them to develop pleural plaques and suffering horrendous scarring to their lungs, are now denied compensation (Letters, February 12).
Asbestos activists to carry out stealth tests on schools - The Independent on Sunday 19th July 2009
Undercover checks will be used to spur Government into action on 'deadly legacy' for pupils and teachers
Campaigners are to carry out secret tests on dozens of English schools this summer to highlight the threat of asbestos which, they claim, is damaging hundreds of thousands of pupils and teachers every year.
Carpenters 'face asbestos death' - BBC Health News 4th March 2009
One in 17 UK carpenters born in the 1940s will die of the asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma, researchers predict.
They also calculated the deadly disease would strike one in 50 plumbers, electricians and decorators and one in 125 other construction workers.
Dying mum sues over Huyton school asbestos - Liverpool Echo 5th January 2009
A TERMINALLY-ILL mum is suing the council – claiming asbestos exposure at school gave her cancer.
The 48-year-old from Huyton has undergone chemotherapy and surgery for mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.
Hope for asbestos cancer woman - BBC Health News 17th December 2008
A woman who was given only months to live after contracting cancer two years ago is in remission thanks to pioneering treatment in Germany.
Debbie Brewer, 49, from Plymouth in Devon, was diagnosed in November 2006 with mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.
Asbestos led to 31 deaths - St Helens Star 5th December 2008
BETWEEN 1981 and 2000, 31 people in St Helens died of an asbestos-related disease.
The shocking statistics, issued by the Health and Safety Executive are part of their campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos.
Across the North West over the same period, the disease mesothelioma claimed the lives of 2,099 men and 332 women.In recent years, the death rate has increased because of the long delay between initial exposure to asbestos and death from mesothelioma, which can be 30 to 40 years. Nationally it is estimated that 20 tradesmen die each week from asbestos-related diseases.
Asbestos decision is a victory for all victims - Liverpool Echo 22nd November 2008
A LIVERPOOL family today welcomed a ruling which protects the legal rights of thousands of asbestos victims.
In a landmark High Court test case, the union Unite resisted a legal challenge by insurance companies.
If successful it could have left thousands of mesothelioma sufferers and their families without compensation.
Landmark ruling could help victims of asbestos - Liverpool Daily Post 22nd November 2008
THE Liverpool daughter of a victim of asbestos-related cancer won a landmark High Court battle in her pursuit for compensation yesterday.
The ruling could mean hundreds of other Merseyside victims and their families can continue with their claims.
Landmark ruling for asbestos victims - The Independent 22nd November 2008
Thousands of victims of asbestos-related cancer and their families won a test case at the High Court yesterday which opens the way to the award of compensation running into millions of pounds.
Asbestos compensation ruling due - BBC Health News 21st November 2008
A ruling is expected later that could have profound implications for asbestos-related cancer victims and their families.
The High Court is due to give a verdict in a case between victims' families, employers and insurance firms.
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