‘Third wave’ of asbestos victims diagnosed

By Lucinda Schmidt
Updated June 19 2013 - 6:48am, first published 4:03am

Two years ago, when she was 45, Jane Krsevan finally discovered the reason for her stabbing back pains and the excess fluid in her lungs. After a frustrating decade of worsening health and conflicting medical opinions, Krsevan's ninth doctor started asking questions about her childhood. When she told him her father was a builder who made insulation boxes for hot water units, he immediately ordered a 3D body scan and a lung biopsy.

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