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Third Wave of Mesothelioma Coming to Surface in Australia

by Gopalan on March 01, 2009 at 4:47 PM Respiratory Disease News

The third wave of mesothelioma is surfacing in Australia now. Do-it-yourself home renovators and their children too perhaps risked contracting the disease in the last three decades.

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The first wave of asbestos-related diseases took place from the 1930s, when asbestos was first manufactured. The second wave began in the 1950s, when the likes of Bernie Banton and his colleagues were exposed to asbestos particles, as were thousands of wharfies, electricians, carpenters and mechanics. The third wave is the home renovators, says Barry Robson, president of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia.

Well-known asbestosis campaigner Bernie Banton died in November last year of asbestos-related peritoneal mesothelioma. Banton, who was 61, contracted the disease, along with asbestosis and an asbestos-related pleural condition, when working on asbestos products from 1968 to 1974 for building materials manufacturer James Hardie Industries (JHIL).

Mr.Robson said, "What we're seeing now are thousands and thousands of mums and dads who didn't know the danger of asbestos and were exposed to it when doing their home renovations and DIY projects. [We are also seeing] the kids who were hanging around when dad put up a new carport, a chook pen, or BBQ area."

Mesothelioma has a latency period up to 30 years or more, requires only a short exposure and can kill within months of diagnosis. Asbestos was in the cement sheeting used in the construction of nearly all fibro houses in Australia until it was banned in 1984, when it was replaced by cellulose.

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