Fund features in global asbestos commemoration
The Armley asbestos scandal, the life of June Hancock, her legal fight for justice and the story of how the Fund was set up in her name and what it’s achieved over the last 19 years feature in the...
View ArticleChina breaks law to ship asbestos
A Chinese company has been illegally exporting asbestos roofing panels into Australia for use in schools, the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat has announced. Following these revelations, the UK...
View ArticleCalls for action on asbestos in schools
Rachel Reeves, Labour MP for Leeds West, has called for action on asbestos in schools. Asbestos remains a threat to thousands of children and teachers – even though the lethal risks it poses have been...
View ArticleJoin us on 7 July to ‘Meet the Researchers’
Come and join JHMRF in Leeds to ‘Meet the Researchers’. In this free event we will enable Mesothelioma patients, their families and health and social care professionals working in the field to meet...
View ArticleThe Mesothelioma Handbook
Due to huge demand, handbook stocks are running low. A second edition of this popular publication will be available later this year. Until the new edition is available we can only supply individual...
View ArticleJoin us for Action Mesothelioma Day 2020
The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund annual Action Mesothelioma Day event is your opportunity to meet the researchers. It is a unique forum to discuss new and ongoing research in mesothelioma...
View Article25th Anniversary of June Hancock’s Landmark Legal Victory
As a child, June Hancock spent many afternoons playing on the loading bays of a Leeds asbestos factory very close to where she grew up, completely unaware of the dangers lurking. June and her friends...
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