Love Your Lungs Week – 21st to 27th June
Each year, the respiratory health community comes together for Love Your Lungs Week, a campaign started by The British Lung Foundation which is now known as Asthma + Lung UK. This is a week dedicated to promoting lung health and raising awareness about various lung diseases. As you can imagine, this is an important week […]
We are delighted to have sponsored Professor Nick Maskell in his quest to raise awareness and money for Mesothelioma UK
On the 27th April 2024, Nick Maskell, a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Bristol University and Consultant Pleural Physician at North Bristol NHS Trust and friend of Oliver & Co Solicitors, successfully reached the finish line after 105 miles of cycling and 2.5km of vertical height! This was achieved on the background of his fractured […]
What kind of cancer is mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining that covers the outer surface of a number of the body’s organs. Where can mesothelioma be found? The most common type of mesothelioma is found in the lungs, where the cancer develops in the lining, called the pleura. This is called pleural mesothelioma. The second most common […]
Director jailed for asbestos failings
A company director has recently been jailed and another director given a suspended sentence for failing to protect workers from asbestos. Stephen Davies and Neil Bolton had set up a company, Cavendish Winchester Ltd, to work on the refurbishment of Winnall Close in Winchester, turning it from a commercial unit into student accommodation in late […]
Can pleural thickening be cured?
Pleural thickening is a lung disease that develops when the lining of the lung, the pleura, becomes thicker and harder over time due to scar tissue. Causes of pleural thickening Pleural thickening can be caused by a number of things including infection, pneumonia, inflammation, chest injury and asbestos. The location of pleural thickening can be […]