# Two lung charities merge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/04/25/two-lung-charities-merge/
- Published: 2005-04-25T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund (JHMRF) has merged with the British 
Lung Foundation (BLF).

The organisations plan to work together further to raise awareness of mesothelioma,
the asbestos caused lung cancer, and to secure research into the disease.

The Leeds-based June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund (JHMRF) was established 
after June Hancock died from the disease in 1997. She contracted mesothelioma after
growing up near an asbestos factory in Armley.

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The British Lung Foundation is the only national organisation working for people
with every lung disease, including mesothelioma. The name JHMRF will continue in
the merged body.

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