Woman Says She Got Cancer by Hugging Dad

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LONDON (Feb. 15) - A British woman who claims she contracted cancer from hugging her father, who worked with asbestos, is suing the Ministry of Defense for $146,000.

Debra Brewer, 47, was diagnosed last November with mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer that is almost always linked to asbestos exposure. Her condition is terminal. Mesothelioma develops when malignant cells form in the mesothelium, the protective lining covering most internal organs.


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Is that possible??????
 
It really is possible. If her father came home covered in asbestos dust, and then he brought it into the house on his clothing. Of course, she would probably have to have a predisposition to cancer of this type. But conceivably, she could have been exposed on a daily basis for a number of years and it could happen that way.
 
jillio said:
It really is possible. If her father came home covered in asbestos dust, and then he brought it into the house on his clothing. Of course, she would probably have to have a predisposition to cancer of this type. But conceivably, she could have been exposed on a daily basis for a number of years and it could happen that way.
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Yes, I got to agree with jillio. After reading the article I think it is possible. It will be interesting to see how that case plays out.
 
yes its true.. cuz dust is drawn into the lungs.. my sister was telling me about it as her husband work with abseostos before and he have beginning stage of mesothelioma. at the time we didnt know till now so we know more about it than before.
 
But I thought there´re Inspectors from Health Department to inspect every companies where they obligate to wear protective clothes at work place... They must have shower at work place and change their clothes before leave for go home. Why can´t Inspectors do that to control every companies to protect people´s health.

That´s why this thread got me :confused: because everyone must have known it affect people´s healthy.

At my hubby´s work - one room is very toxic, workers obligate to wear plastic clothes and hat and gloves and work in the room... When it´s over then go to shower and change their own clothes and leave work clothes at work place.
 
Liebling:-))) said:
But I thought there´re Inspectors from Health Department to inspect every companies where they obligate to wear protective clothes at work place....
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Most of the exposure was during the 1950's and 60's.
 
If the father is the one bringing home the stuff, then blame the father... not the Ministry of Defense. :roll:
 
jillio said:
It really is possible. If her father came home covered in asbestos dust, and then he brought it into the house on his clothing. Of course, she would probably have to have a predisposition to cancer of this type. But conceivably, she could have been exposed on a daily basis for a number of years and it could happen that way.
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Said this way, I concur. No "hug" in of itself is going to give anybody cancer. Were that the case, the cancer rate would be phenomenal.
 
Liebling:-))) said:
But I thought there´re Inspectors from Health Department to inspect every companies where they obligate to wear protective clothes at work place... They must have shower at work place and change their clothes before leave for go home. Why can´t Inspectors do that to control every companies to protect people´s health.

That´s why this thread got me :confused: because everyone must have known it affect people´s healthy.

At my hubby´s work - one room is very toxic, workers obligate to wear plastic clothes and hat and gloves and work in the room... When it´s over then go to shower and change their own clothes and leave work clothes at work place.
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I agree with you there, enough said! Her father should be fired for not following the health guidlines
 
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...Brewer's father worked at a dockyard in Plymouth for five years during the 1960s, and died from asbestos-related lung cancer last year. Brewer's only known exposure to asbestos was in childhood - from playing with her father, who frequently came home coated in asbestos dust.

From the time of asbestos exposure to the onset of lung cancer symptoms, which include respiratory problems and chest pain, there is typically an interval of about three decades.

There is no known threshold for how much asbestos exposure is needed to cause mesothelioma. "Even a small amount, if it is intense exposure, can lead to mesothelioma," said Dr. Jan van Meerbeeck, a professor of thoracic oncology at the University of Ghent in Belgium.

While Van Meerbeeck said that Brewer's case is rare, it is not unprecedented. There have been several cases worldwide where people have developed cancer, with only limited exposure to asbestos dust on the clothes of a relative.
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The exposure happened 40 years ago. What were the health and safety guidelines for her father in the 1960's? How do we know whether or not he followed them if we don't even know what they were back then?

The father can't be fired. He's dead.
 
Reba said:
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The exposure happened 40 years ago. What were the health and safety guidelines for her father in the 1960's? How do we know whether or not he followed them if we don't even know what they were back then?

The father can't be fired. He's dead.
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Well, if the father didn't follow safety guidelines... that's his own fault. She can't be blaming the company for it.

This reminds me of a lawsuit that happened in Texas a couple years back. This woman was suing a cough medicine company because her husband was killed by a meth dealer who made his meth from cough medicine that was produced by that company.
 
"On June 24 1986 the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation adopted ILO Convention 162 and Recommendation 172 Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos (both instruments are reproduced at the end of this document)."

These safety guidelines weren't adopted until 1986. The father worked with asbestos in the 1960's. How could he follow rules that weren't established until 20 years later?
 
Reba said:
"On June 24 1986 the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation adopted ILO Convention 162 and Recommendation 172 Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos (both instruments are reproduced at the end of this document)."

These safety guidelines weren't adopted until 1986. The father worked with asbestos in the 1960's. How could he follow rules that weren't established until 20 years later?
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Okay, then they didn't know. Still, why sue for something that happened years ago. We're not perfect.
 
VamPyroX said:
Okay, then they didn't know. Still, why sue for something that happened years ago. We're not perfect.
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I don't think she's being punitive (of course, I really don't know). But she's only asking for $146,000, which for someone with terminal cancer won't last very long. (I don't know about England but in the USA, the lawyer usually gets 1/3 of that.)
 
I can see why she'd get cancer from hugging her dad if he was covered with that stuff.
 
I dont think back in the 1960s, anyone was aware of the deadly effects from absestos? If they didnt know, how can anyone be at fault? If they did then both the father and the company are at fault. The company for letting their workers work in that kind of environment and the father at fault for not making sure he changed his clothing and took a shower but I really think the father had no idea how dangerous that stuff was. I am not sure about the company...
 
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