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Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma
UK sources of information and / or support
Asbestos Diseases UK
Information,advice and support on asbestos related diseases.
Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association (OEDA)
This site aims to give general guidance to help you deal with the many problems which asbestos can cause and suggests who else may be able to help. It reflects OEDA's 30 years experience.
Mesothelioma UK
Provides impartial up-to-date information for patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma and their carers.
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 .
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.
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Related pages in Patient UK
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ADUK - Asbestos Diseases UK Merseyside Asbestos Victim Support Group Mesothelioma UK Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund Tyne & Wear Asbestos Support GroupMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Industrial Dust Diseases Lung Malignancy Malignant MesotheliomaUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on MesotheliomaRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Asbestos cancer chemo questioned Asbestos cancer chemo questionedOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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