A support group for sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma and their carers has been set up in Norfolk, and will hold its inaugural meeting next month.
The group has been set up as a joint venture between Gorleston's James Paget Hospital and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
A spokeswoman for the NNUH said: “The NNUH and James Paget Hospital are setting up a support group for those who suffer from mesothelioma.
“This is the first time that such a support group will be available to both patients and relatives affected by this condition.
“There will be an inaugural meeting taking place on September 15, further details of which will be published in the local press in due course.
“In the meantime, if anyone has any queries regarding this group please contact Chris Fowkes, in respiratory medicine at the NNUH on 01603 289688.”
As previously reported in The Evening News, Dr Ian Gibson, MP for Norwich North, has teamed up with a top solicitor to hold an open advice surgery in the city for people suffering from asbestos-related illnesses.
Dr Gibson came up with the idea after meeting David Cass, from Irwin Mitchell solicitors in Sheffield, who has several clients in Norfolk, and the first surgeries should be held in the next month.
The city MP has also launched a campaign in Norwich to get compensation for people who suffer from pleural plaques, a scarring of the lungs caused by exposure to asbestos.
The Evening News has raised awareness of the risks of asbestos through our Dust of Death campaign, launched in 1997, which highlighted the plight of workers who were exposed to asbestos.
Mesothelioma most commonly affects people involved in construction and is caused by exposure to the deadly dust.
The meeting will be held at the Brundall Memorial Hall from 2pm to 4pm on September 15, and is open to patients and carers from Norfolk and Waveney.
Norwich Evening News
13 August 2008
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