Mesothelioma Compendium
The Mesothelioma Compendium is designed to link you to news and information about Mesothelioma, a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos



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LegalView Reports on Conviction of Wisconsin Man
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 12 hours ago
LegalView.com, the number one resource for anything and everything legal on the Web, recently updated its mesothelioma blog with information of the ...

LegalView Updates Avandia Portal with Details of Conclusive
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 12 hours ago
Topics range from mesothelioma cancer treatments to updated news on the Baxter Heparin controversy to the side effects associated with Vytorin and Zetia. ...

Pectel donates £10000 for Mesothelioma Day
PressPort (press release), Ireland - May 7, 2008
The Pectel Group organised a dress down day on the 27 th February 2008 to support the national Action Mesothelioma Day 2008 and managed to raise a ...

Australian News

Unions call for urgent asbestos probe
The Age, Australia - Apr 27, 2008
You've got Australia with the highest rate of mesothelioma deaths anywhere in the world," Ms Burrow told The Age. The Government is likely to be receptive ...
Unions call for probe into asbestos Sydney Morning Herald
ACTU calls for asbestos inquiry ABC Online
1.5m workers at risk from workplace carcinogens LIVENEWS.com.au
NEWS.com.au - ABC Online
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Asbestos 'will kill 10% of carpenters'
The Age, Australia - Apr 21, 2008
One-in-10 Australian carpenters born before 1950 will die of mesothelioma, according to results of a British study to be released in Melbourne on Tuesday ...

Northland's NewsCenter

Mesothelioma Study Recieves Financial Boost
Northland's NewsCenter, MN - Apr 17, 2008
By KBJR Manager The Minnesota senate has given preliminary approval for the funding of a study of a rare cancer among Iron Range miners. ...
Study of rare affliction among miners gets a push Minneapolis Star Tribune
Our view: State money will tackle statewide cancer concern Duluth News Tribune
Minn. Senate Approves Miner Cancer Research in Unanimous Vote FOX 9 News
Pioneer Press - Northland's NewsCenter
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Hearings set on BLM closure of rec area
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - May 8, 2008
Asbestos particles can cause cancer of the lungs and throat, called mesothelioma, and scarring of the lungs that interferes with breathing. ...
Off-roaders to protest closing of riding area San Jose Mercury News
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Viewpoint: Who’s right? The mesothelioma legacy
Woodbury Bulletin, MN - Apr 29, 2008
Mesothelioma, a cancer exclusively associated with asbestos exposure. In 2007 the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that 35 northern Minnesota ...

Weitz & Luxenberg Recognizes Asbestos Dangers in Aging School ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - May 7, 2008
"It should not be surprising that workers in the construction and ship-building industries are most susceptible to asbestos exposure and mesothelioma," said ...

Performing talc pleurodesis in patients with mesothelioma
Nursing Times, UK - Apr 29, 2008
Braithwaite, W. (2008) Performing talc pleurodesis in patients with mesothelioma. This is an extended version of the article published in Nursing Times; ...