Lung Cancer

• Delayed cancer diagnosis led to man losing years of life

  • PostedSeptember 1, 2021

  Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr B, a man who suffered a loss of life expectancy due to a delay...

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• GP struck off for changing cancer patient’s records

  • PostedMay 18, 2021

  A GP has been struck off for failing to spot a patient’s lung cancer and then falsifying medical records several months later in an attempt to conceal this. Dr Adilya...

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• Fundraising reaches the £20,000 milestone

  • PostedMarch 17, 2021

  The campaign to raise funds for a Mesothelioma UK Nurse Specialist in Norfolk or Suffolk reached a milestone this week when the fund exceeded £20,000. Historic exposure to the banned...

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• Norwich man appeals to old workmates as asbestos exposure threatens his life

  • PostedMarch 26, 2020

  A terminally ill Norwich man is appealing to former workmates to help identify the source of the asbestos which has caused his illness. Last Christmas Barry Henry, aged 84, was...

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• £40,000 obtained for family of asbestos-related lung cancer sufferer

  • PostedFebruary 12, 2020

  Ashtons Legal has recently obtained a compensation settlement for the family of a Norfolk man in his 70s who died after a relatively short battle with asbestos-related lung cancer. By...

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• Bury man pleads with former workmates for info on where he contracted asbestos-related cancer

  • PostedNovember 28, 2019

  A Bury St Edmunds man seriously ill with an asbestos-related cancer is appealing to former colleagues to help him find evidence of where he may have contracted the disease. Ian...

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