ACTION MESOTHELIOMA DAY 2022
This Friday 1st July is Action Mesothelioma Day
Action Mesothelioma Day (AMD) is a national event to raise awareness of #asbestos and #mesothelioma, raise vital funds to support the research and to remember and support those who have been affected by mesothelioma.
Go Blue for Meso is all about lighting up your home or prominant #landmark blue.
We want to put a spotlight on mesothelioma, a #disease caused by exposure to asbestos that deserves more attention because asbestos hasn’t gone away:
~It’s still in around 85% of #schools, 90% of #hospitals and many other #public and #private #buildings.
~More people die from exposure to asbestos than die in road traffic accidents per year.
~Over 2,700 people per year are diagnosed with mesothelioma and it is a type of #cancer that is entirely preventable.
~Fewer than 10% of people with mesothelioma survive beyond 3 years in the UK
~The majority die within 6 months of diagnosis – 60% within a year.
~60% don’t survive more than a year (40% survive to one year)
This year on behalf of Rightway Environmental, Bristol City Council and Swindon Borough Council have agreed to light up landmarks to support Action Mesothelioma Day. City Hall in Bristol, Greenbridge Roundabout and Central Library in Swindon will be lit up in blue in remembrance and support of those affected.
Source: Mesothelioma UK and Action Meso UK
