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Action Mesothelioma Day, 27th February 2008

Cheshire and Merseyside

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group

Action Mesothelioma Day 27th February 2008

12.30pm Albert Square , Manchester Town Hall
Sponsored Ballooon release in aid of mesothelioma research

proceed to

1.00pm - Public Meeting in Friends Meeting House, Mount Street (adjacent to Town Hall)

Speakers:

• Michael Lees - speaking on asbestos in schools
• Nigel Bryson - speaking on asbestos in maintenance work

Derbyshire

Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team

Action Mesothelioma Day 27th February 2008
10.30am - 12 noon Public Meeting in 45 Suite, Assembly Rooms, Market Place , Derby , DE1 3AH

Speakers:

• DAST; UNITE Regional Secretary; Mr Warham whose father died from mesothelioma; lung cancer nurse specialist

proceed to Market Place

12.30pm - Roger McKenzie - Midlands TUC
12.45pm - Showing of Forum DVD on large screen
1.00pm    - Balloon Release in aid of mesothelioma research

Hampshire

Western General Hospital , Edinburgh/Clydeside Action on Asbestos

The Western General Hospital , Edinburgh is putting on a Asbestos related lung cancer and Mesothelioma Conference
with Clydeside Action on Asbestos. It is on Thursday 27th March 2008 at the Fettes Suite in between 5.30-8.30

Speakers include:

• Robin Rudd - Asbestos related Lung Cancer
• Dean Fennell- Novel Therapies
• Allan Price - Current Clinical Trials
• TBC - Surgical Procedures
• Marie Fallon - Palliative Medicine
• TBC - Psychological Effects of diagnosis

All delegates are invited to attend free of charge.

Contact Diana Borthwick for details on 0131 537 1767 or
Phyllis Craig at Clydeside Action on Asbestos on 0141 552 8852

Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund

3rd ACTION MESOTHELIOMA DAY CONFERENCE

27th February 2008
Gateshead Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead

10.30am – 4.00pm
Registration and Coffee 10.00am

MESOTHELIOMA – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The conference is for patients, Carers, health care and legal professionals along with trade unions, health and safety representatives and all individual family members affected by mesothelioma.

Eminent Speakers will include:

• DR TIM PEEL: Consultant in general and respiratory medicine since 1996.Particular interest in lung disease and mesothelioma. Founded the Breathe North Appeal 1987 Northumbrian Cancer Unit lead clinician for lung disease and northern Cancer Network lung cancer lead clinician from 2001
• DR JEREMY STEELE: Consultant in Oncology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Chair of Mesothelioma UK
• DR ALBI RYAN : Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology at Newcastle upon Tyne and recipient of the Mick Knighton Award 2006
• IAN MCFALL: Head of Asbestos Litigation Team at Thompsons Solicitors
• SUE LONGSTAFF: Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Gateshead .
• GRAHAM SHERLOCK BROWNE a mesothelioma survivor and
• CAROL ORTON who lost both her father and brother to mesothelioma

For further information please email:chrisknighton@mkmrf.freeserve.co.uk