Posts Tagged ‘mesothelioma’
Service user appears on ITV Central News
Martin Hillsom, one of our service users, appeared last night on a package about asbestos removal in the ITV Central News teatime broadcast. He featured alongside Harminder Bains from the law firm Leigh Day. The package starts 16 minutes into the programme. Photo by Nicolas J Leclercq on Unsplash
Read MoreSupporters of ASCE demonstrate outside Altrad’s UK headquarters
Supporters of Asbestos Support Central England went to Rotherham on Wednesday to protest outside Altrad’s UK headquarters. Altrad is the owner of Cape, a firm which manufactured asbestos products and caused an epidemic of asbestos related diseases. Some of the people pictured are patients with the disease mesothelioma. Others have been bereaved by this incurable…
Read More10 ways to help you relax when you have an asbestos related disease
Living with an asbestos related disease is stressful at the best of times. Relaxing activities can help us feel better physically, mentally and spiritually. In a new article Nurse Dana Nolan reminds us that they can also help us to improve our immune function and reduce inflammation and digestive problems [1]. The key to finding…
Read MoreAction Meso Day Event Raises More Than £1600 for Mesothelioma Research
Our Action Mesothelioma Day event on Friday 7 August raised £1,645 for research into new treatments for mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. At the moment there is no cure and the existing treatments are only successful some of the time. It is often difficult to decide which treatment will best…
Read MoreThe Guardian lambasts Altrad
An article in today’s GUARDIAN accuses Altrad (Altrad UK Ireland And Nordics) of trying to whitewash its reputation by sponsoring international rugby. This is the first major press coverage of our #CapeMustPay campaign. Read the article for yourself at https://theguardian.com/…/uk-asb”estos-firm-owners… We are only asking Altrad to donate the same sort of money to mesothelioma research…
Read MoreAnother protest goes ahead outside the offices of Cape / Altrad in Warrington
Protesters from the Forum of #Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups are pictured outside the head offices of Altrad/Cape in #Warrington on Monday. Why were they there? They were there because our service users contracted the terminal cancer mesothelioma and other serious diseases such as asbestosis, pleural thickening and lung cancer, after exposure to Cape’s products. Altrad…
Read MoreMore than 60,000 people killed by mesothelioma in the last 50 years
In the fifty years to 2021 more than 60,000 people have died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos. A great many of those victims were poisoned by asbestos products made by Cape. Last Monday representatives of the UK Forum of Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups gathered at the memorial to those who have died from…
Read MoreAndy Street joins us for Action Mesothelioma Day
Action Mesothelioma Day in the West Midlands was a big success. More than sixty people gathered at the Priory Rooms in Bull Street, Birmingham, where we were joined for part of the afternoon by the region’s mayor, Andy Street. A full report and more photos will follow, but for the time being we wanted to…
Read MoreAndy Street’s Message to ASCE’s Supporters
Andy Street, the West Midlands Mayor, will be joining supporters of the West Midlands charity, Asbestos Support Central England, for an event on Action Mesothelioma Day, Friday 7th July, at the Priory Rooms in Bull Street Birmingham. The event begins at 1pm but Andy will be calling in at about 3pm and will speak briefly…
Read MoreWatch Dr Xand Talking to People About Mesothelioma
People living with mesothelioma report that this is an excellent programme from the BBC. It features Liz Darleston, the CEO of Mesothelioma UK, as well as two patients who talk about their condition. They explain how they were exposed to asbestos. Something to share with your friends. The link is here.
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