From News-Medical.Net, January 10, 2006 It happens every day somewhere in Europe: a building from the 1950s is demolished. A few children on their way back from school watch the giant bulldozer at work. The engine has already attacked the ground floor – apparently nobody has noticed the asbestos pads. For a short moment, huge quantities of [...]

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Hold the Front Page, Dec 22, 2005 A press appeal to help extend the lives of people suffering from an illness that can kill within months has been a success.The Evening Chronicle in Newcastle wanted a drug to be made available on the NHS to mesothelioma sufferers.The illness is an industrial disease caused by exposure to [...]

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Mike Blackburn, Evening Gazette, October 1, 2005 A devastated father-of-four today told of battling through the most radical cancer surgery available – only to be refused follow-up drugs which could extend his life.Jeff Hurrell believes he is a victim of “postcode prescribing” and has vowed to fight for new chemotherapy drug Alimta, which is available in [...]

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