British multinational Cape had an infamous factory called Acre Mill above the northern English town of Hebden Bridge.
In 1982 Yorkshire Television produced an award winning documentary about the deadly cancers caused by exposure to asbestos. It was a shocking exposee into the asbestos industry that led a trail of death from the mines of Canada and Southern Africa to the factories and workplaces of Britian and beyond.
The 90 minute documentary had a running theme through it of one woman's struggle with asbestos Cancer. Alice Jefferson, a lady with a young family was diagnised with terminal cancer. She was only in her mid 40's when she died.
This documentary remains a stark reminder- almost 30 years on- of the damage caused by asbestos in all its commercial forms- white, brown and blue.
To Canada's shame our great nation still mines and markets chrysotile asbestos to the Developing World. Those who support this have blood on their hands and canadian asbestos dust in vulnerable peoples' lungs.
Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos cancer. This short film was produced to raise awareness of the issues around mesothelioma. It includes interviews with people who have the disease. It was produced for Action Mesothelioma day on behalf of Forum of Asbestos Victim Support Groups
The story of Heather Von St. James, a mesothelioma cancer survivor who has fought incredible odds with her family.
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Heather's father worked in construction, which caused him to unknowingly come home with asbestos fibers on his clothing. This is what caused the second-hand exposure that lead to Heather's cancer. Due to a long latency period, she was not diagnosed with mesothelioma until she was 36 years old and starting a family.
This video describes Heather's journey with her family to beat the odds and fight a rare and deadly cancer called mesothelioma. Her mission is to spread awareness of mesothelioma and to inspire all cancer patients that with hope the odds don't matter.
Mesothelioma Stories is a short documentary series about victims of mesothelioma and their family members. In this episode, we interview Bonnie Anderson, a 10-year peritoneal mesothelioma survivor.
She talks about the symptoms she experienced, diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma, doctors and treatment, her mesothelioma lawyers, and more.
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Bill McQueen was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2011. The Wall Street Journal spent a year with the Texas surgeon and his family as they battled this fatal disease and sorry for your loss... my father is still fighting,there is no peaceful ending to this cancer they suffer the whole time. but he is a marine that won`t give up til the end. god bless your family
This is my personal story of my journey with Mesothelioma. There are still people who believe asbestos is not a threat. This is just one person, that is one too many. and I am sorry to hear about your loss, I am very familiar with Mesothelioma. I hope your Family received a huge amount of compensation for this? I know it is no consolation but it can help with other personal matters. I work for Asons solicitors based in Bolton and we specialize in Mesothelioma and also thank you for the awesome video of awareness! it was so encouraging to see your success! i understood everyword you displayed! my dad had the plueral meso. it is a monster disease that needs so much attention! families are not prepared to deal with this type of disease. congratulations on your life!!!!!!!! oh, just a suggestion....try original limu!!!!!!! it will change your life:) of course look at it's properties first and see if it will work for you! -sunshine
