UNITED KINGOM – A UK doctor has recently died due to pleural mesothelioma which he contracted at the hospital he works at.
Dr. Kieran Sweeney was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1979. In 2009, two weeks before he died at the age of 58, Sweeny wrote a letter to his lawyers saying that he had been exposed to asbestos in the medical block of Southern General Hospital.
Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Once inhaled, it can take up to 50 years for a victim to develop symptoms, but unfortunately, sometimes symptoms do not develop or are mild and unthreatening.
Treatment for the cancer includes surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and can help alleviate the symptoms and in rare cases lead to remission, but no known cure has been discovered.
In his letter, Sweeney blamed the “miles and miles of pipe work on the exterior of walls” of the hospital. The pipes carried hot water and other materials. Sweeney claimed that the lagging on the pipes was usually removed.
Once the autopsy was performed, it was revealed that Sweeney died from mesothelioma related to asbestos exposure. His lawyers are fighting on his behalf, claiming that his cancer was brought on by exposure at the hospital.
Unfortunately, Sweeney is just one among many other cases involving health care practitioners who have developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos at a hospital in the UK.
Those who are exposed to asbestos unwillingly are urged to seek the help of top mesothelioma lawyers in order to be represented legally and to obtain the full array of benefits they deserve.
Asbestos exposure is preventable and oftentimes, employers are aware that a site is laden with asbestos, yet do nothing about it. In these cases, a victim’s disease is the result of someone’s negligence. Mesothelioma lawyers are trained to handle these cases and work around the clock to get their clients the compensation and medical help they need and are fully entitled to.
Call today and set up a meeting with a team of mesothelioma lawyers in your area.
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