But many people were still exposed to asbestos after the ban, for example during removal of the substance in buildings. Mostly victims fall ill with mesothelioma, a rare and lethal cancer that occurs in the lining of the lung known as the pleura.

... (ALEC) is pursuing to limit claims from lawsuits brought by people with asbestos-related illnesses, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma caused by inhaling asbestos filaments and particles (used in insulation until the 1970s).

On Aug. 1, 2011, Frank W. Arthur was diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a complaint filed Jan. 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Arthur claims he was exposed to asbestos during his career as an insulator and production worker from 1963 until 1994.

“The threat of asbestos-induced cancer is not a high health risk in Namibia, as imagined before (sic).� These are the words of Dr Annel Zietsman, a cancer specialist at the Windhoek state hospital's Dr Bernard May Cancer Care Center.

But many people were still exposed to asbestos after the ban, for example during removal of the substance in buildings. Mostly victims fall ill with mesothelioma, a rare and lethal cancer that occurs in the lining of the lung known as the pleura.

... (ALEC) is pursuing to limit claims from lawsuits brought by people with asbestos-related illnesses, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma caused by inhaling asbestos filaments and particles (used in insulation until the 1970s).

On Aug. 1, 2011, Frank W. Arthur was diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a complaint filed Jan. 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Arthur claims he was exposed to asbestos during his career as an insulator and production worker from 1963 until 1994.

“The threat of asbestos-induced cancer is not a high health risk in Namibia, as imagined before (sic).� These are the words of Dr Annel Zietsman, a cancer specialist at the Windhoek state hospital's Dr Bernard May Cancer Care Center.

But many people were still exposed to asbestos after the ban, for example during removal of the substance in buildings. Mostly victims fall ill with mesothelioma, a rare and lethal cancer that occurs in the lining of the lung known as the pleura.

... (ALEC) is pursuing to limit claims from lawsuits brought by people with asbestos-related illnesses, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma caused by inhaling asbestos filaments and particles (used in insulation until the 1970s).

On Aug. 1, 2011, Frank W. Arthur was diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a complaint filed Jan. 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Arthur claims he was exposed to asbestos during his career as an insulator and production worker from 1963 until 1994.

“The threat of asbestos-induced cancer is not a high health risk in Namibia, as imagined before (sic).� These are the words of Dr Annel Zietsman, a cancer specialist at the Windhoek state hospital's Dr Bernard May Cancer Care Center.