Asbestos Exposure: The Deadly Aftermath You’re Not Prepared For

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What happens when the dangers of asbestos turn into a lifelong fight for health and justice? In this powerful conversation, host Rita De Michele speaks with Dr Duncan E Graham SC — a medical doctor, senior counsel at the NSW Bar, and writer whose career has been deeply tied to asbestos-related cases. With decades of experience bridging medicine and law, Duncan reveals the hidden health consequences of asbestos, the failures of governments and industry, and the human stories behind chronic illness. His unique perspective sheds light on what asbestos really does to the body and to the lives it touches.

About the guest

Dr Duncan E Graham SC

Dr Duncan E Graham SC is a writer, senior counsel at the NSW Bar and a medical doctor.

Born in Townsville, Queensland, he grew up in Brisbane. Duncan completed a medical degree at the University of Queensland and then spent three years pursuing further studies, eventually abandoning them to become a dermatologist, surgeon, psychiatrist, and radiologist.

Throughout his working life, Duncan has continued to write when he has found time. Upon graduating from medical school, his mother-in-law gave him sage advice: write as a hobby while doing something worthwhile, like neurology.

For over a decade, Duncan acted almost exclusively in cases involving people suffering from asbestos-related diseases. His knowledge of the history of the asbestos industry, the medical issues related to asbestos, the roles of governments and big business, and the key issues in asbestos litigation is unparalleled.

In 1996, Duncan became a founding Fellow of the Australian College of Legal Medicine. He also joined the Medico-Legal Society of NSW.

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