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Friday, August 7, 2009
Research funded by the June Hancock Mesothelioma Trust Fund has discovered a potential treatment for the deadly cancer, reports a website run by the Yorkshire (England) Evening Post.
The research, being done by the Department of Oncology at Velindre Hospital in Cardiff, England, has found a molecule associated with mesothelioma. With further research, it is hoped there will be a vaccination for patients to boost their immune system in order to attack the tumor.
June Hancock lived in the area of the JWRoberts asbestos factory in Armley, England. She, along with hundreds of others who worked or lived near the factory, was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos-linked cancer of the lung which usually kills within a year or so after diagnosis.
Ms. Hancock campaigned against the company after she contracted the disease and sought legal action against the company’s owners. She eventually won a groundbreaking compensation claim, opening the door for thousands of others to seek compensation. June Hancock died in 1997.
Hope for Mesothelioma Treatment
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