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Melissa’s father, Ziggy, passed away from mesothelioma last year following asbestos exposure at the ABC in Melbourne.

At least four ABC employees die from asbestos exposure

Many more are believed to have been exposed to the deadly substance at the broadcaster’s old studios in Elsternwick and the CBD.

  • Henrietta Cook

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Doctors dismissed Brendan Moynihan as too young to have a “seroius” health issue.

Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Since 1990, cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?

  • Sarah Berry
Victoria Park in the City of Sydney was fenced off after asbestos was discovered.

Why asbestos mulch crisis is just the tip of a lethal iceberg

If we are to be free of this health scourge, all asbestos must be removed from our built environment and safely disposed of.

  • Matt Peacock
Trucks on residential streets in Yarraville, Melbourne.

I live in a notorious truck hotspot. Should I move?

Most of the time I feel lucky to live where I do. But there is a catch.

  • Aisha Dow
Eddie Lorenzi was a welder.

Eddie was a welder for 48 years. It ended up killing him

Much like asbestos and silica dust, welding fumes are thought to cause repeated inflammation of lung cells which can lead to the development of cancer. 

  • Angus Thomson
Heidi Wehbe, who is battling stage four bowel cancer, with her three sons, Anthony 19, Steve 17, and Daniel 15. She has been part of a new targeted treatment trial that has seen her cancer reduce from 90 to 10 percent.

World-first initiative brings hope for ‘death sentence’ patients

More than 20,000 Australians with cancer will have their DNA sequence mapped, allowing them access to previously unattainable life-saving treatment.

  • Laura Banks
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What is silicosis? Is it the ‘new asbestosis’?

Silicosis is the oldest occupational lung disease in the world, but there has been a surge in cases. What is it, and how big is the problem?

  • Angus Thomson
Louise Kuchel thought she had a mild cough. The truth was shocking.

Louise thought she had a mild cough. The truth was devastating

Louise Kuchel had never touched a cigarette in her life. She got lung cancer anyway.

  • Jordan Baker
Former stone mason Kyle Goodwin.

‘Stop this killer stone’: CFMMEU wants popular benchtop material banned

The CFMMEU has announced it will ban the use of engineered stone if the federal government fails to do so by 2024, in “industrial action not seen since building and construction unions banned asbestos”.

  • Claire Siracusa and Najma Sambul
COVID-19 deaths during the Omicron wave appears to have driven up the number of overall deaths in Australia.

More people dying from COVID than stroke, lung cancer

COVID-19 is expected to be the third-leading cause of death in Australia in the first seven months of 2022, an analysis by the Actuaries Institute has concluded.

  • Mary Ward

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