Asbestos was commonly used in buildings up until 1999 due to its fire resistant and insulating properties, but despite being banned for well over 20 years its legacy continues to claim the lives of thousands in the UK every year.
Former Leeds estate agent Rose Hall, 63, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2019 - an incurable asbestos related cancer with a 2% survival rate despite 94% of all cases being preventable."My first thought was, gosh I'm too young to die, because they said it was incurable, and obviously I was scared as to how I could explain this to my two daughters."
Having worked as an estate agent all her life - a job she cherished but had to give up due to her diagnosis - Rose said she never thought she could be at risk of developing an asbestos related cancer. "I did know of asbestos but I didn't feel threatened by it, like it was threatening me, because I didn't know much about it really."
Although no longer in use, asbestos can still be found in roughly 300,000 non-domestic buildings such as schools, hospitals and community centres, and in almost one million domestic buildings.Moreover, asbestos-related diseases are still the number one workplace killer in the UK and we have one of the highest mesothelioma rates in the world.
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