Lilly's Alimta OK'd as front-line lung cancer drug
September 29, 2008 — BOSTON (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co on Monday said it has won U.S. approval for its drug Alimta as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced lung cancer.
Living near asbestos plant raises cancer risk
September 25, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have ever lived a short distance from an asbestos-manufacturing plant may have an elevated risk of a rare form of cancer, a new study suggests.
Romance blossoms in Australian asbestos ghost town
June 3, 2008 — WITTENOOM, Australia (Reuters) - Of the 20,000 people who once lived in this outback mining town in western Australia, at least 1,000 are dead of asbestos-related diseases. Just about everyone else left long ago.
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