Asbestos - the single biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK

摘要

Mesothelioma is a deadly form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. An estimated 2,600 people will die from it in the UK this year, usually within 12 months of diagnosis. The number of people affected is expected to rise sharply over the coming years as the disease makes itself apparent in the many men who worked with asbestos in manufacturing or the building trade during the 1970s and 1980s. Despite this fact, it is not mentioned anywhere in the Scottish Government's Cancer Strategy, released in March 2016.