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Cancer woman wins six-figure payout in battle over asbestos... Islington Council admitted liability and has agreed to pay Cheryl compensation.Cheryl is undergoing chemo-therapy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, but is bravely continuing to work four hours a day as a police community support officer in Sussex.She said: "I was exposed to asbestos while hanging out with my friends as a teenager. "Now I have transferred to light duties as a police officer, a job I love. I can't do the things I used to, but work is the one thing that keeps me going."I don't know how much longer I have. I live each day as it comes. I try to be positive and I hope one day they will come up with a miracle cure."I want to make more people aware of this disease. Its not just old men who get She has to be admired for her courage."Richard Hill, Islington Council's director of customer focus, said: "Our deepest sympathies are with Ms Marsh for her illness, which resulted from exposure to asbestos many years ago. Since this happened, local authorities have become much more awa... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | All news |