A guide to mesothelioma.
For people in the UK newly diagnosed, and the people who love them. Plain English, mobile-first, searchable, narrated end to end.
Three honest places to begin.
You don't have to go in order. These are early-journey starting points; the heavier chapters wait for you in the contents.
- Just been toldThe first 72 hoursWhat helps in the first three days. What can wait. What we'd ask you not to do.
- Money & benefitsIIDB: the 100% automatic benefitThe single biggest unlock on diagnosis. Tax-free, not means-tested, no medical assessment.
- Someone close to meIf you love someone with mesotheliomaOrientation for partners, adult children, and the people around the patient.
Twelve parts, in plain English.
Tap a part to see the chapters inside. 30 are written; the rest follow the same editorial standard and are signed off by named clinical, legal and lived-experience reviewers before publication.
- How to use this guide
- What asbestos actually is
- The three types you'll hear about
- A short UK history of asbestos
- The bans and what's still in our buildings
- What mesothelioma is, and where it grows
- Why it took 20 to 60 years to appear
- How mesothelioma is different from lung cancer
- The numbers, without the spin
Read on your terms.
- Two reading paths
- Switch between 'I'm the patient' and 'I'm someone close' from the settings icon at the top. Facts don't change; tone does.
- Content notes
- Heavy chapters open with a short note so you know what's coming. You can stop, skip to the summary, or come back.
- Search anything
- Tap the magnifier in the header to search every chapter — by term, benefit name, or condition.
- Quiet exit
- A one-tap exit at the top of every page. It clears what it can on this device and sends you to a neutral page.
- Always listenable
- Every chapter has audio narration, recorded under informed consent by a named UK voice and reviewed by a clinician before publication.
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Start a submissionFacts here have been checked against UK government, NICE, BTS and charity sources and reviewed through a multi-round adversarial editorial loop. Nothing here replaces the clinical or legal advice you get for your specific situation. A named editorial board will sign off the final text before public launch.