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A grandmother battling terminal cancer suspects her devastating illness stems from deadly asbestos fibres she encountered whilst embracing her brother after his daily shift.

Marie Pickup, 68, underwent a routine chest X-ray for former smokers last year - which revealed alarming changes within her abdomen.

Medical professionals discovered she had developed peritoneal mesothelioma - a form of cancer affecting the abdominal lining that's directly connected to asbestos exposure.

Marie recalls regularly embracing her brother immediately upon his return from his role at Blackburn Corporation - now known as Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - where he worked as a joiner from 1980 to 1985.

The mother-of-three and grandmother-of-two suspects his dust-laden work attire may have

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