Mesothelioma

Unions all across the country are standing up to the Federal Government and requesting that they try to eliminate asbestos from any workplace or home. Sharon Burrow – president of the ACTU – stated during an interview that, “This is an urgent request. You’ve got Australia with the highest rate of mesothelioma deaths anywhere in the world,” Ms Burrow told The Age.

According to a British study one out of ten Australian carpenters that were born before 1950 will die of mesothelioma between the years of 2000 and 2050. Professor Julian Peto - the Cancer research specialist - put together her findings while researching the lifetime pccupations of 600 mesothelioma patients.