He was only a child when it begun -and he played as children do- in his yard with his toy cars and tip trucks But his sand was asbestos blue? In December 1999, my husband and I were walking home from a game of lawn bowls when I became aware of his shortness of breath. [...]
Archive for the tag 'Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer Information'
October 28 2008
Mesothelioma – Biggest Man Made Outbreak
Australia had the highest per capita use of asbestos in the world from the 1950′s until the 1970′s. As a heartbreaking consequence, Australia now has the highest per capita prevalence of mesothelioma in the world. With more than 500 Australians contracting mesothelioma per year, it is estimated that up to 18,000 Australians will die from [...]