Mesothelioma

It's a very important day, which we are proud to support."Ian McFall, head of asbestos litigation at solicitors Thompsons, in Newcastle, said the day should serve as a rallying cry to remember the dead but also to fight for workers' rights for the living.

He said: "The disease has no mercy and chooses victims at random."I know of cases where a man who worked with asbestos all his life was not diagnosed with the disease but his wife, who washed his clothes and was exposed to the dust as she shook them out, died within month...

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