According to a study reported in the March 10, 2007 edition of The Lancet, countries’ historical asbestos consumption is associated with deaths from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.  Conducted by Dr. Ken Takahashi and colleagues from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Kitakyushu, Japan, the study calculated the mean amount per head of […]

Chuck Strahl, Canada’s agriculture minister, spoke Saturday, March 24, 2007 at a symposium on malignant mesothelioma held at the British Columbia Cancer Research Center.  Strahl, who was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2005, told medical professionals attending the conference that providing hope to mesothelioma patients was one of the best ways to help them.  Physicians […]