Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma

UK sources of information and / or support

 Asbestos Diseases UK

Information,advice and support on asbestos related diseases.

 Mesothelioma UK

Provides impartial up-to-date information for patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma and their carers.

 Asbestos Support West Midlands

Provides free and confidential support and advice to those who have asbestos related diseases including mesothelioma, asbestosis, diffuse pleural thickening and asbestos related lung cancer.

 Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK

An umbrella organisation representing asbestos victims support groups. The Forum' s main purpose is to work collectively to provide one voice for asbestos victims.

 The Hazards Campaign

A national network which draws together hazards centres, occupational health projects, health and safety groups, safety reps networks and Trades Union Councils' Safety Committees, specific campaigns and individual health and safety activists. Specific campaign groups include the asbestos support groups.

 British Asbestos Newsletter

A quarterly publication which is distributed to victim support groups, public bodies, lawyers, solicitors, barristers, researchers, doctors, academics and environmentalists in over thirty countries.

 Asbestos in Schools

The aim of this site is to inform parents, teachers and support staff about asbestos in schools. It gives guidance on how to improve the management of asbestos in schools. It aims to encourage openness in the UK Government's policy towards asbestos in schools.

 Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund

This website is dedicated to the men and women who have tragically lost their lives to mesothelioma. Details of fund raising events can be located here.

 Mesothelioma framework

Advice for the NHS on how to organise services for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) patients to improve quality of care across the country.

  Mesothelioma - pemetrexed disodium

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Mesothelioma - pemetrexed disodium

 June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund

Supports mesothelioma research projects, contributes to clinical trials, and assists with many patient & carer led information seminars and literature.

 British Lung Foundation

Provides information on asbestos related conditions.

 Asbestosis

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Mesothelioma

Information from BUPA.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.