Occupational risk
These resources are about people's experiences following exposure to asbestos in certain occupations, including the Military, education and health care sectors, and risk of exposure in occupations not typically associated with asbestos exposure.
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- Resources to download
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- Pen portraits - educational resources developed from the Military Mesothelioma Experience Study (MiMES).
- Videos
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- The impact of asbestos on the UK workforce: three waves of mesothelioma - a Society of Occupational Medicine webinar from March 2024
- Gendered Experience of Mesothelioma Study (GEMS) - a short animation on gender differences in experiences of mesothelioma to help support professionals
- Channel 5 News article highlighting the danger of asbestos in schools - contains an interview with the daughter of a teacher who developed mesothelioma
- Reports
- Publications and articles
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- Hidden Killer: investigating mesothelioma in healthcare workers: article in OH Today
- The hidden danger of asbestos in UK schools: 'I don't think they realise how much risk it poses to students'. The Conversation. Taylor, B., Tod, A., Allmark, P. (2023).
- Mesothelioma: exploring psychological effects on veterans and their family caregivers . Cancer Nursing Practice.
- The Psychological Effects of Mesothelioma in the UK Military Context From the Carer’s Perspective: A Qualitative Study. Illness, Crisis & Loss 2022
- The Experiences of Presentation, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care for School-Based Education Workers with Mesothelioma: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research 5: 1342. DOI: 10.29011/2688-9501.101342
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients' experience by gender : findings from a cross-sectional UK-national questionnaire. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 9(1).k M, Robertson S, Darlison L, Creech L & Tod A (2022)
- Living with mesothelioma: A qualitative study of the experiences of male military veterans in the UK. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. Volume 50, February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101889
- Gender and the experiences of living with mesothelioma: A thematic analysis. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. Vol 52, June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101966
- What are the psychological effects of mesothelioma on patients and their carers? A scoping review. Psycho‐Oncology. 2020; 29: 1464– 1473. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5454
- Mesothelioma: are nurses being put at risk in the workplace? Nursing Standard 35(12):14-16 https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/features/mesothelioma-are-nurses-being-put-risk-workplace-168506
- Mesothelioma: exploring gender differences in time to diagnosis, seeking legal advice and occupational risk. Cancer Nursing Practice. 2020 doi: 10.7748/cnp.2020.e1745