The stoneworker hopes that his situation can help raise awareness for the lack of safety measures around his line of work.

According to the NHS, silicosis is typically a long-term disease which develops after a person inhales crystalline silica ...

Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust, usually over many years.

A MAN is on his deathbed after developing a lung disease brought on by years of cutting kitchen worktops. Marek Marzec, 48, ...

Marek Marzec, who has lung disease silicosis, says he’s furious about the impact the “lethal” dust produced by cutting quartz worktops has had.

Engineered stone high in crystalline silica, which can damage the lungs when inhaled, has faced growing scrutiny as countertop cutters have grown ill and died from silicosis. Some companies that ...

Marek Marzec is now taking legal action against his former employers after he developed lung disease silicosis. He says he's ...

BRITAIN is set for a rapid rise in killer lung disease cases in young people linked to trendy kitchen worktops, experts have warned. The first death and cases of silicosis among men who have ...

Marek Marzec is receiving end of life care in hospital after the London man was diagnosed with silicosis in April. Silicosis is caused by items with a high silica content such as engineered stone. The ...

A worker, diagnosed with terminal lung disease from years of cutting kitchen worktops, is suing his former employers.

The increase in cases of silicosis has raised alarms in Spain, with 96 new diagnoses including several workers exposed to ...