David M. Jablons, MD - Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Jablons is certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His special interest is in molecular biology of lung cancer and he is a leading expert in surgical therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

This Web site is dedicated to helping increase awareness about asbestos in America today. It describes the background of asbestos use in the U.S. and the relationship between asbestos and diseases such as mesothelioma. It also discusses timely issues such as legislation, regulations, and other current events regarding asbestos exposure and the rights of asbestos victims, as well as ways you can get involved in promoting positive change.

A fact sheet about the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mesothelioma. What is the mesothelium? What is mesothelioma? How common is mesothelioma? What are the risk factors for mesothelioma? Who is at increased risk for developing mesothelioma? What are the symptoms of mesothelioma? How is mesothelioma diagnosed? How is mesothelioma treated? Are new treatments for mesothelioma being studied?

Dr. Hedy Lee Kindler is the Director of the Mesothelioma Program at the University of Chicago. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Hematology/Oncology and a Member of the Cancer Research Center. Dr. Kindler is an internationally recognized expert in new drug development for mesothelioma. She chairs the Mesothelioma Program of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, a national cooperative cancer research group.

The British Asbestos Newsletter is a quarterly publication which is distributed to victim support groups, public bodies, lawyers, solicitors, barristers, researchers, doctors, academics and environmentalists in over thirty countries. Initially the focus of our articles was on asbestos-related news in Britain but latterly European, Australian and international events have been covered. The deciding factor is that all stories contribute something towards the understanding of asbestos-related topics in differring areas: legal, medical, historic, economic, corporate, sociological, etc.

The Asbestos Cancer Resource - The Asbestos Cancer Resource. Mesothelioma Information describes related cancer, medical treatment options for mesothelioma, and legal rights for victims of mesothelioma.

We are the Center for Surgical Oncology at the Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, D.C. We specialize in the surgical treatment of cancers that arise in the gastrointestinal tract (stomach cancer, appendix cancer, and colorectal cancer); and other areas of the abdomen and pelvis. Our advanced services include specialty treatment programs for gastric cancer, pseudomyxoma peritonei, peritoneal carcinomatosis (cancers that have spread to the intraabdominal surfaces), hepatobiliary (primary and metastatic liver cancer), pancreas cancer, as well as primary peritoneal surface malignancies such as peritoneal mesothelioma and abdominopelvic sarcoma.

This website was created to provide lung cancer and mesothelioma patients, their families and friends with up-to-date information. The website has four major sections with detailed information on Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, major Cancer Hospitals and At Risk Jobs.

The website of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation - a national nonprofit organization. Our mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease through research, education and awareness. We accomplish this by collaborating with doctors, scientists, asbestos trial lawyers and manufacturers, labor unions, drug companies, the Government, and mesothelioma patients and family members themselves.

Asbestos lawyer represents people with malignant mesothelioma, asbestosis, or lung cancer resulting from asbestos exposure. Asbestos-Mesothelioma.com offers general legal advice and medical information for people affected by malignant mesothelioma, asbestos cancer, or asbestos disease.