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Follow the links below to information on the relationship between exposure to asbestos and cancer, including information on mesothelioma.
Reviewed June 2007
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Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of asbestosis or mesothelioma by professional health specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Asbestos and your health
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Better Health Channel
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Asbestos can cause a number of serious diseases. These include cancers, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, and other non-malignant lung diseases such as asbestosis, pleural plaques and pleural thickening. Asbestos was in common use before the dangers to health were widely known. It cannot be used in any new products in Australia.
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Jan 2008
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Media release. New PBS listings for January 2008
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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People with pleural mesothelioma, eye conditions, those who want to stop smoking and infants with chest infections will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) that commence on 1 January.
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Jan 2008
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Lung Cancer
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to overviews and statistical information about lung cancers, as well as specific topic pages on prevention, treatment and risk factors for lung cancer.
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Sep 2007
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Mesothelioma
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Better Health Channel
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Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that can develop decades after exposure to asbestos. The outer membrane of the lungs (pleura) is most often affected. Mesothelioma that cannot be surgically removed is incurable. Treatment aims to prolong life and keep the person as comfortable as possible.
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Aug 2007
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Cancer and asbestos
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Better Health Channel
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Asbestos is a mineral made up of fibres that can be breathed into the lungs. Over a long period of time, exposure to asbestos may cause a range of illnesses, including a fast-growing type of cancer called mesothelioma.
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Aug 2006
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Radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma is increasing and is expected to peak in many developed countries in the next two decades. In 80% of the patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma there is a clear history of occupational or domestic ex...
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Mar 2006
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Asbestos and lung disease
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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When asbestos is disturbed, it forms a dust made up of tiny fibres that can easily be breathed in and lead to serious health problems such as lung cancer.
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Sep 2003
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Asbestos related lung diseases
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The Australian Lung Foundation
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After a brief history of the uses of asbestos, an explanation is given of how asbestos can enter the lungs and what happens to asbestos within the lungs. The lung diseases which are caused by asbestos are outlined.
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Jul 2002
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