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A clerk for a UK company who believed she was exposed to asbestos while employed there has passed away, reports the Clacton Gazette.
Margaret Dyball, who was in the process of filing a lawsuit against Upminster Garages Ltd, died from an asbestos-related cancer called mesothelioma.
Asbestos is the leading cause of mesothelioma with a survival rate of 5 to 10 percent living beyond five years after diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. The cancer can take decades to develop in the body cavity and is difficult to diagnose until symptoms appear.
People who worry they may have contracted an asbestos-related illness, such as mesothelioma, often try to seek compensation through an
asbestos law firm.
Dyball claimed she walked through a "dirty and dusty" workshop that was contaminated with the harmful fibers to get to her office. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009 and admitted to the hospital on August 27, 2010 with a chronic cough and limited breathing ability. She died three days later.
The news source did not elaborate on how the case would proceed, although the coroner determined Dyball died as the result of an industrial disease.