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Radio Leicester,3 mins

Occupational Cancer

Jim Davis and Jo Hayward

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A Leicestershire woman is backing a new campaign to cut the number of deaths from occupational cancer. Linda Lakin from Birstall was diagnosed with mesothelioma earlier this year. It was caused by being exposed to asbestos when she was in her twenties, and working in a dry cleaners. But for Linda it's too late, as she's been telling BBC Radio Leicester's Bridget Blair

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