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I’m suffocating as deadly disease I got from fitting kitchen worktops ravages my body – ‘new asbestos’ will kill more
17 Nov 2025 22:09 GMT
… the lungs.
Dubbed the ‘next asbestos’ – it’s these tiny particles … to autoimmune disorders, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.
What’s more the fine … doctors initially put down to lung cancer. “That was quite hard to …
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'Don't panic': Asbestos expert says coloured sand poses 'very low risk'
18 Nov 2025 00:21 GMT
… feared to be laced with asbestos, continues across the country … with?
Tremolite and chrysotile asbestos have been found in … hazardous types like blue asbestos.
Asbestos fibres seen under an … lung cancer."
What risk does the coloured sand pose?
Asbestos …
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Ali Zulfiqar | What you should know about lung cancer screening
17 Nov 2025 06:05 GMT
Lung cancer is the second-most common … to your risk of developing lung cancer – such as your genes, your … to carcinogenic substances such as asbestos – cigarette smoking is the No …
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: 1 in 101 individuals carries risk of developing lung carcinoma in India
17 Nov 2025 05:20 GMT
… is being observed as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Expressing concern … airborne particulates such as asbestos or arsenic, and …
• Subtyping lung cancer:
“There are many subtypes of lung cancer, and each … observed that early-stage lung cancers in select cases can …
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Lung cancer screenings and medical advancements are game changers for Louisiana
16 Nov 2025 23:12 GMT
… to radon gas and asbestos, or radiation to the … finding more early-stage lung cancers this way.”
From these … is simplifying and expediting lung cancer diagnostic and staging. Prior … medical innovation are transforming lung cancer outcomes in Louisiana. As …
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EXPERT REACTION: Recall after potential asbestos contamination in play sand
17 Nov 2025 08:31 GMT
… asbestos at Wittenoom, all types of asbestos can cause mesothelioma, (a rare lung cancer … or vermiculite.
Asbestos typically causes lung issues and lung cancer from inhalation … of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis.
The risk of asbestos-induced …
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Asbestos contamination forces school closures in Australia and NZ
17 Nov 2025 06:19 GMT
… blue asbestos, all types of asbestos could cause mesothelioma (a rare lung cancer) … Musgrave said asbestos typically caused lung issues and lung cancer from inhalation … asbestos, but exposure to any asbestos type will increase the likelihood of lung cancer …
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Dozens of Australian schools shuttered in asbestos scare
17 Nov 2025 04:15 GMT
… decorative sand contaminated with chrysotile asbestos, the education department said.
“In … remediation to occur,” officials said.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral … link between lung cancer and long-term exposure to chrysotile asbestos.
Australia’s …
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As the play sand asbestos scare continues to grow, here's what we know so far
17 Nov 2025 03:09 GMT
… types of naturally occurring asbestos in the products, … were the products recalled?
Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral … mesothelioma, lung cancer or asbestosis.
The type of asbestos identified in … back negative for airborne asbestos, she said. Health …
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What to do if you have the coloured sand recalled for asbestos?
17 Nov 2025 02:23 GMT
… How dangerous is tremolite asbestos?
Inhalation of asbestos fibres is associated with … including asbestosis, mesothelioma, pleural and lung cancers, ABC Australia reported.
MBIE said … closed classrooms so licensed asbestos specialists can assess potential …