The newly-formed Asbestos Diseases Research Institute is slated to receive $3 million in funding to study the asbestos cancer mesothelioma.  The Sydney, Australia foundation’s goal is to work to discover a focused, effective approach to understanding how asbestos causes mesothelioma.  It replaces the underfunded Medical Research and Compensation Foundation and is being built with funds […]

Mesothelioma Affecting More Women, Younger Victims According to an article appearing in the February 27, 2007 edition of the Manchester Evening News, mesothelioma–a cancer of the lining of the lung, abdomen or heart related to asbestos exposure–is affecting growing numbers women and younger people in the United Kingdom.  Traditionally, men who worked in construction and […]