Your only mesothelioma smoking news source! Click on each item to read full story.   LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Victims on a Push to Increase Federal Funding for Asbestos-Related Illnesses and Deaths (PRWeb) read story LegalView reported to mesothelioma blog readers that several U.S. senators and lobbyists are supporting a push to increase federal funding for researching asbestos-related illnesses. The 2009 defense appropriations bill is at the epicenter for the cancer research because of the vast array of Navy men who are currently diagnosed with mesothelioma and at risk for the condition. (PRWeb May 20, ...   LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Victims on a Push to Increase Federal Funding for Asbestos-Related Illnesses and Deaths (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) read story LegalView reported to mesothelioma blog readers that several U.S. senators and lobbyists are supporting a push to increase federal funding for researching asbestos-related illnesses. The 2009 defense appropriations bill is at the epicenter for the cancer research because of the vast array of Navy men who are currently diagnosed with mesothelioma and at risk for the condition.   The Killer Within (University of Melbourne University News) read story Australia and UK have the highest rate of asbestos-related cancer deaths in the world.   Inside medicine: Lung cancer nurse (BBC News) read story Lung cancer nurse Sandra Collinson explains her work.   1.5m workers facing cancer threat: ACTU (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) read story The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) says 1.5 million Australians may be exposed to varying levels of cancer-causing substances at work.   ALIMTA® (pemetrexed For Injection) Receives European Approval For Histologically-Based Use In First-Line Treatment Of ... (Medical News Today) read story Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that European health authorities have approved the use of ALIMTA® (pemetrexed for injection) for a histologically-based use in the first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer.