Asbestos Cancer

... Barking and Dagenham Post .linkstext2 { FONT-SIZE: 9px ; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 5px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif} Select an area Barking & Dagenham Bexley Bromley Brent Camden Docklands Havering Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Islington Kensington Kent Redbridge Newham Tower Hamlets Westminster Home News Sport Hammers Leyton Orient What's On What's On Listings Browse Classifieds Letters/Opinion Weather Place an Advert Subscriptions Dating Competitions Forums Submit a Story Set as Homepage Feedback Distribution Ad Rates Contact Us About Us Terms/Conditions Privacy Policy .links2Other { FONT-SIZE: 9px } Silent epidemic is a killer 09 March 2006 A SILENT epidemic is killing 2,000 people a year in Britain, but most people are completely unaware of it.

Mesothelioma, an incurable lung cancer caused by asbestos, is a major killer in Barking and Dagenham because of the industries that were once based in the borough.

The first national Mesothe-lioma Action Day, set up by the British Lung Foundation, was held last week.

More women die of mesothelioma here than anywhere else in the country, mainly due to the Cape Asbestos factory in Barking.

For men the death rate is three times higher, only towns with major dockyards have seen more deaths.

To mark the action day a public meeting was...

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1 cancer killer Lung cancer in the U.S.: l 175,000 diagnosed yearly l 163,000 die yearly l 60% die within one year l 85% die within five years l 1 in 5 female victims never smoked l 1 in 10 men never smoked Lung cancer symptoms: l Persistent cough l Constant chest pain l Coughing up blood l Shortness of breath l Wheezing and hoarseness l Repeated bouts of pneumonia or bronchitis l Swelling of neck and face l Weight loss and appetite loss l Fatigue Source: American Cancer Society Other articles from this author: Arizona and nation faulted on mental care Tot's heart recovers; Copela...

... London Free Press - Nicole Langlois - It's time to take charge of our health Read our interview with Matthew McConaughey in Thursday Ticket Thursday, 9 March, 2006 Subscribe News Research Centre Place a Classified Ad Advertise Rain2oC FULL CONDITIONS Home News Opinion Columnists Editorials Read Letters Send Letters Reader to Reader Religion City & Region Today Sports Business Classifieds Auto Seller Careers Homes FEATURED Civic Election Scott Tournament of Hearts The Oscars Hot Auctions Type Province AB BC MB NB NL NS NT NU ON PE QC SK YT Name City MARKETPLACE Automarket Classifieds WEB SECTIONS Bars and Clubs Events Home Select Homes Hot Jobs Movies Places of Worship Recreation & Leisure Restaurants Shopping Special Reports Travel OUR SERVICES Place an Ad Contact Us Subscribe Become a Carrier Newspapers in Education Your Newspaper Comments Terms and Conditions Privacy Statement General Contest Rules It's time to take charge of our health By NICOLE LANGLOIS STRATFORD - I've always loved sleeping in absolute darkness, so I was thrilled when, several months ago, a U.S.

study confirmed what scientists had suspected for some time: Darkness is essential to health.

It turns out that exposure to artificial light during nighttime hours can inhibit a woman's production of the hormone melatonin, and thereby create the ideal conditions for the growth of cancerous tumours.

Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences concluded that insufficient h...