Iconic ‘SEX’ Shop To Blame For Sex Pistol Managers Death
The fashion world was saddened last week by the death of former Sex Pistols manager and punk fashion leader Malcolm McLaren, after he lost his battle with cancer, aged 64.
McLaren was known by many for setting up his ‘Sex’ boutique on the Kings Road, with then partner Vivienne Westwood, where their punk inspired clothing, including fetish and bondage wear, was an instant hit with British youth.
But McLaren’s partner Young Kim has suggested that his beloved shop may have been the reason behind his cancer, and in turn his death, after he was exposed to asbestos there for prolonged periods of time, following some DIY renovations.
In keeping with the shops anarchic theme McLaren had ripped down some of the ceiling material inside the shop as he wanted it to look bomb damaged, and it was in this ceiling that there was board asbestos, a known cause of lung cancer. Following the renovation Malcolm (and indeed Vivienne), spent a great deal of his time in the shop, meaning he was continually exposed to asbestos.
Lung Cancer is the most common type of cancer linked to asbestos exposure, and is found in those who have been exposed to asbestos and it’s fibres over time. Asbestos lung cancer develops in the tissue that surrounds the lungs and can obstruct air passages making it difficult to breath.
McLaren later developed spots on his lungs, but was told by his doctor that these were benign, despite his insistence that they weren’t, and it was only in 2009 that he was finally diagnosed with lung cancer, although his partner is unsure whether a quicker diagnosis would have made a difference.
Perhaps McLaren’s friends and family will never have the answers, but as they learn to live life without him in it, reports suggest his long term partner will raise a complaint against the doctor who was involved.
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