CAMPAIGNERS descended on York Hospital and Homebase to raise awareness of the asbestos-related cancer Mesothelioma.

The York Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Support marked Action Mesothelioma Day yesterday by holding a stall at the hospital as part of its campaign for better care and support for people diagnosed with the illness A spokesman said mesothelioma was a terminal chest cancer which developed between 15 and 60 years after exposure to asbestos, and killed one person every five hours in the UK, but only six per cent of people knew what the disease was.