Mesothelioma Resources

Finding the latest and most complete medical literature on mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma patients and family members often wonder where their doctors go for the latest information on this uncommon cancer. They also want to know where they can read the same information. Doctors typically get information from two sources; medical textbooks and medical journal articles.

The easiest way to see journal articles is to search PubMed online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.

For instance, using the search term mesothelioma and only looking for articles about studies done on humans (not animal studies) written in English you’ll find 980 different articles published just in the last year alone. With more careful searching you should be able to find articles that fit your particular situation and that are helpful to you.

Finding information in medical textbooks

Finding information on mesothelioma in textbooks is more difficult. The easiest thing to do is to call us at the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America (800) 909-MESO (6376) and we will send you the chapter on mesothelioma from the very well-known testbook, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 7th edition, 2005, by DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg, or from Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, third edition, 2006, by Raghavan, Brecher, Johnson, et al.

Medical libraries also can be very helpful in finding medical textbooks. To find a library in your area contact the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) which directs health professionals, educators, and the general public to health care information resources. Inquirers are directed to medical libraries in their region, which can provide assistance with research. Further information about the Network is available by calling 1–800–338–7657, or by visiting the NN/LM Web site at http://nnlm.gov on the Internet.

For more ideas on how to find cancer information see this NCI fact sheet, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/sources

Web resources with more information on Mesothelioma and Asbestos:

Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America
The Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America has a mission: fund research that will lead to the quickest cure for mesothelioma. Since the year 2001, the foundation has funded the opening of the Mesothelioma Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Gill at the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles. In the process, Dr. Gill (a board certified oncologist and hematologist) has received FDA approval from the U.S. Government to do Phase II Clinical Trials on a new mesothelioma treatment drug called Veglin, whose research was 100% funded by the foundation. Learn about the latest advancements in mesothelioma research and mesothelioma treatments through the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America.

National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The National Cancer Act of 1971 broadened the scope and responsibilities of the NCI and created the National Cancer Program.

Environmental Working Group ("Asbestos Litigation Reform" Reconsidered) - This website provides the most thorough review to date of the size and scope of the public health tragedy caused by asbestos in the United States. For the first time ever, it provides the public with new, localized information on asbestos-related diseases, deaths, and contamination sources. This original research is combined with a detailed list of products that expose the public to asbestos, a review of the failed 1989 attempt by EPA to ban asbestos, and an analysis of businesses with the most deaths from the signature asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. It also includes a discussion of asbestos diseases and how even short-term exposures can produce tragic outcomes.

Mesothelioma411 - Informational resource designed to educate the public at-large with regards to the rare asbestos cancer called malignant mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is an incurable disease that is responsible for more than 200,000 worldwide deaths, most of which have resulted from occupational exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma411 caters to all facets of mesothelioma research, including: types of mesothelioma, diagnosis of mesothelioma, symptoms of mesothelioma, causes of mesothelioma, treatments for mesothelioma, mesothelioma drugs, etc Visitors to mesothelioma411 can be assured of learning everything they need to know about the devastating disease.

Mesothelioma Information - This site provides two pillars of strength for mesothelioma patients searching for information on mesothelioma: 1. A Secondary source of accurate and up to date information on mesothelioma 2. A Supportive staff to answer yourquestions
Asbestos Resource Guide

This web site provides free information about asbestos and its health and legal related issues. There are hundreds of professions that exposed people to this deadly and incurable disease. People who worked in or around military installations, or in the automotive, construction, or chemical industries now exhibit the first signs of mesothelioma due to exposure to Asbestos.
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