Personal Injury Law

Exposure to asbestos blamed for cancer

By asbestoshub

Quoted from http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Exposure-to-asbestos-blamed-for-cancer.htm

Make Us Your Homepage Published: 21/01/2011 08:00 Exposure to asbestos blamed for cancer by CHRISTINA MASSEY A 79-YEAR-OLD man died of a disease that lay dormant in his system for decades, a coroner's court has heard. William Paskin died at his home in Drayton Street, Swadlincote, on October 8 last year. Deputy coroner Louise Pinder heard at Derby Coroner's Court in Mansfield Road how Mr Paskin had worked for Warren Brothers between 1961 and 1971 as a welder at various power stations, including Drakelow. In a statement written by Mr Paskin himself describing this period of employment, he said that he had been exposed to asbestos ‘extensively'. Reading from his statement Ms Pinder said: 'I could always see the asbestos hanging in the air ? it looked like snow.' His son Nigel Paskin said: 'Up until about two years ago he was still doing situps and press-ups. He used to play football with his nephew ? he was really really fit.' In April 2009 Mr Paskin went to his GP complaining of stomach and chest pains. A few months later, on December 4 2009, he went again to see his GP, who sent him straight to hospital. Shortly afterwards he was diagnosed with cancer. [Article continues at original source]

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