Sadly, a great number of armed forces veterans in many countries suffer life threatening illness, usually many years after being exposed, from the use of asbestos in military equipment.  Kirkwall Royal British Legion has been asked to include a link to an American website with the most extensive prognosis support and information source on pleural mesothelioma, the most common cancer linked to the inhalation of fine asbestos fibres. The website can be seen using the listing Pleural Mesothelioma Center link on the Links page of this website, or directly using the link below.