Another renal cancer victim
I am very sorry to learn that Brian died from Renal cancer. Why, oh why was Brian yet another victim of this type of cancer--why, oh why are so many aircrew dying from this disease?
I tried to get some answers on how many aircrew were killed by Renal cancer from MOD back in 2001 when 4 truckie friends (all of whom I knew well) were diagnosed within 3 months of each other--and as you would expect I hit a brick wall with a bland MOD response of "no more than the national average".
Renal cancer accounts for only 3.1% of Cancer deaths in UK each year so my question still stands MOD--"How many aircrew are diagnosed with Renal cancer each year, and should our military doctors investigate if there is a link".
Incidentally, there is a very good renal Cancer support group that meets every month at The Churchill Hospital, Headington. Please PM me if anyone needs any more info on this group--they do excellent work.
Again, my deepest sympathy to Brian's family.