Steve McQueen's Widow Vows to Pick Fights with Asbestos Industry

Tough guy movie star Steve McQueen died more than 30 years ago -- another victim of mesothelioma -- but a part of him is back and looking for a fight. The asbestos industry should be a little nervous. "If he were alive today, he'd be kicking some serious ass over this. Unfortunately, he didn't live to tell about it," Barbara Minty McQueen, Steve McQueen's widow, told Asbestos.com. "I guess that's where I come in now. So, run you [asbestos] people, run. My bark is bad, and I hope I'm rabid." Minty McQueen, a feisty former model and photographer, was a recent keynote speaker at the International Asbestos Awareness Conference in Los Angeles, an event produced by Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. She accepted the "Keep Me in Your Heart" Memorial Tribute Award in her former husband's memory. The award was given by ADAO, whose founder, Linda Reinstein, has made it her mission to rid the world of asbestos. McQueen Begins Her Asbestos Quest Minty McQueen spent the weekend in LA talking with mesothelioma patients, their families and medical and environmental experts, along with advocates and activists. Mesothelioma cancer is one of many serious health problems caused by an exposure to asbestos, which is heavily regulated but is not yet banned in the United States. McQueen's exposure to asbestos was traced to his time in the military before his acting career began. Minty McQueen was 27 when Steve McQueen died at age 50, less than a year after his diagnosis hit him at the height ...
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