The charity HASAG has warned Londoners of the risk of asbestos. Asbestos was widely used as a building material until the late twentieth-century and is still present in many buildings today.
HASAG held a meeting on Monday, to discuss the prevalence of the dangerous substance. These meetings join other cancer-awareness events held in the capital recently. Attendees included patients, family and friends. Specialist nurses and solicitors were also present at the meeting, ready to offer support to those affected.
Alarming facts and figures were presented to highlight the urgency of the situation during the meeting. Studies have shown that long-term exposure to the fibre can lead to Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer affecting the lining of the lungs, chest, abdomen, and other organs. According to Cancer Research London, there are two-thousand-seven-hundred cases of mesothelioma diagnosed every year.
The meeting provided reading materials and advice on the link between asbestos and cancer.
The risk of asbestos
Rachel Thomas, a Mesothelioma Nurse Advisor at HASAG said, “We are starting to see more people diagnosed because they have been exposed in places such as offices, schools, hospital or similar places… We need more research to understand and stop the disease among elderly people.”
King Richardson, who has received support from HASAG said, “When I was very young, I was in construction and we worked on conversions of old buildings in London. We pulled them out and of course they were loaded with asbestos.”
HeadlineLondon charity urges authority to release records of buildings containing asbestos
Short HeadlineCharity warns of asbestos exposure in London
StandfirstThe London-based charity, HASAG urged authorities to take immediate action to stop asbestos exposure, warning of the risk of developing cancer.
The charity HASAG has warned Londoners of the risk of asbestos. Asbestos was widely used as a building material until the late twentieth-century and is still present in many buildings today.
HASAG held a meeting on Monday, to discuss the prevalence of the dangerous substance. These meetings join other cancer-awareness events held in the capital recently. Attendees included patients, family and friends. Specialist nurses and solicitors were also present at the meeting, ready to offer support to those affected.
Alarming facts and figures were presented to highlight the urgency of the situation during the meeting. Studies have shown that long-term exposure to the fibre can lead to Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer affecting the lining of the lungs, chest, abdomen, and other organs. According to Cancer Research London, there are two-thousand-seven-hundred cases of mesothelioma diagnosed every year.
The meeting provided reading materials and advice on the link between asbestos and cancer.
The risk of asbestos
Rachel Thomas, a Mesothelioma Nurse Advisor at HASAG said, “We are starting to see more people diagnosed because they have been exposed in places such as offices, schools, hospital or similar places… We need more research to understand and stop the disease among elderly people.”
King Richardson, who has received support from HASAG said, “When I was very young, I was in construction and we worked on conversions of old buildings in London. We pulled them out and of course they were loaded with asbestos.”
