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Asbestos Claims Its Youngest Victim in Britain, but Cause of Mesothelioma Remains Unclear
But where she contracted mesothelioma remains a mystery - whether at school itself or from an asbestos yard which she used to pass by on way to school, it is not clear.
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles.
A law firm specialising in industrial disease, said: 'There is a big issue about asbestos in schools built in the post-war period.
'When doors are slammed by young children or chairs are pushed against pipes, it can disturb the asbestos. This may have happened to Leigh.'
The company is awaiting a response to a Freedom of Information request about the buildings where Leigh was taught as a youngster.
It is also looking at the possibility Leigh breathed in deadly fibres as she walked passed a factory yard, where asbestos sheets were cut up, on her way to school.
Leigh, a phone company executive, believed this was where she must have been exposed.
It is also thought she could have breathed in asbestos from the clothes of relatives who worked at the factory.
The lawyers are still hoping to secure compensation for her family.
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