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On mesothelioma action day campaigners demand research into asbestos cancers set to claim 60,000 lives in next three decades
HEALTH campaigners will mark National Action Day on Mesothelioma today by ramping up their fight for funds to research into the fatal asbestos-related cancer.
Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed a shocking rise in the number of fatalities from the disease in Britain, which has the highest rates of mesothelioma in the world.
The HSE said that 2,535 people died from mesothelioma in 2012, an increase from 2,291 in 2011.
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