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Roy was an amazing husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend to lots of people.

Roy (my dad) was diagnosed with Mesothelioma in October 2016 and told he maybe only have months to live.He fought for over 2 years taking part in trials with Mesothelioma Research and Hope against cancer before he died on 30th January.

Therefore we have chosen this charity to hopefully help to find a cure for this horrible disease.

What is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer in the chest or abdomen, caused by inhaling asbestos fibres. It affects over 5,400 people in the UK, and numbers have increased over the last four decades. At this time there is no cure and the disease often kills with frightening speed – the average time of survival after diagnosis is only 11 months. The number of people dying every year from mesothelioma is around 2,500 (HSE 2016).

The Leicester Mesothelioma Research Programme

This is a partnership between the University of Leicester, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Mesothelioma UK. The Leicester network will push forward new treatments for mesothelioma and will offer real hope to people diagnosed with the disease.

How You Can Help

Your support will help us to continue our developing research into treating the deadly asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.

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