Statement on malignant mesothelioma in the UK

Our plain-English summary of Statement on malignant mesothelioma in the UK, by M. Robinson, J. Wiggins (Thorax, 2002).

The study

• Authors: M. Robinson, J. Wiggins
• Journal: Thorax
• Published: 2002;57(2):187
• Type of article: Letter, Comment
• Cited by: 4 articles, as counted by NIH iCite
• Read it: PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

Summary of the article

This letter to the editor added material to Appendix 3, "Sources of information and help available for patients and carers", of the British Thoracic Society statement on malignant mesothelioma in the United Kingdom, published in Thorax in 2001 (56:250–65). The authors, from the Mesothelioma Information Service at Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, and from Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, listed Asbestos Support Groups that they described as the major practical sources of information in the UK for people with asbestos related diseases. They stated that most of these groups provided a drop-in and telephone service giving confidential free advice and support to patients and families, and that the groups had particular expertise in industrial injury benefits and in government and civil compensation claims. The letter gave telephone numbers for groups in Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Cheshire and Nottingham, and, in Scotland, for Clydeside Action on Asbestos and the Clydebank Asbestos Group. The authors noted that although most of the groups were in the north of England, they accepted telephone queries from any part of Great Britain. They also named the Macmillan Mesothelioma Information Line and the Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association (OEDA) as other important sources of help and information. Both had been mentioned in the original statement.

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In plain English

This item was a short letter to the editor, not a research study. The authors wrote to add material to Appendix 3 of the British Thoracic Society statement on malignant mesothelioma in the UK, which had been published earlier in Thorax. That appendix was titled "Sources of information and help available for patients and carers". The letter listed Asbestos Support Groups that the authors described as the major practical sources of information in the UK for people with asbestos related diseases. According to the authors, most of these groups offered a drop-in and telephone service giving confidential free advice and support to patients and families. They also had particular expertise in industrial injury benefits and in government and civil compensation claims. Groups were listed in Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bradford, West Yorks, Cheshire and Nottingham. In Scotland, the letter listed Clydeside Action on Asbestos and the Clydebank Asbestos Group. The authors noted that most groups were in the north of England but accepted telephone queries from any part of Great Britain. They also named the Macmillan Mesothelioma Information Line and the Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association. The letter reported no study data.

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What the study did and found

• Design: Letter to the editor adding to the information appendix of a published British Thoracic Society statement; not a research study
• Main results:
  • The authors listed Asbestos Support Groups, which they described as the major practical sources of information in the UK for people with asbestos related diseases.
  • According to the authors, most groups gave confidential free advice and support to patients and families. The authors said the groups had particular expertise in industrial injury benefits and in government and civil compensation claims.
  • Most of the groups listed were in the north of England, with two groups listed in Scotland.

Topics

The National Library of Medicine indexes this study under subjects our site covers: Mesothelioma.

Medical terms in this study, explained in our Lexicon: Malignant Mesothelioma, Thorax, Mesothelioma.

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