Mesothelioma Blog

In Scotland there is a movement to eliminate a legal loophole in asbestos-exposure cases. The current law gives the most compensation to victims’ families after they die. If the new effort succeeds, people could get larger settlements while they are still alive. The newspaper The Herald reports that “Hugh Henry, the deputy justice minister, is [...]

A couple days ago we mentioned the SS Norway. Today we learned from another blog that the ship was a “beloved 1960’s classic ocean liner” that was a star among Norwegian Cruiselines’ fleet.
Also, Maritime Matters says the SS Blue Lady was recently sold, and speculates it is headed to Bangladesh and China for scrap.

Not specific to mesothelioma, but some interesting news in the war on cancer. Wake Forest University scientists have bred mice that resist cancer. Further, they were able to take white blood cells out of the cancer-resistant mice and use them to fight tumors in other mice with advanced cancer. “Spontaneous regression in human [...]

The evironmental activist groups Greenpease is criticizing the government of India for agreeing to accept the SS Norway ocean liner. This ship is apparently carrying over 900 tons of asbestos, and is also contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls and heavy metals. The owners of the ship want to have it undergo “ship-breaking” to recover [...]

Per this, “Asbestos-related cancer victims will not get full compensation through the courts unless they sue all the employers that exposed them to asbestos, following a Law Lords ruling last week.”