Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
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Motto	Believe in a cure
Formation	1999
Type	NPO
Legal status	Foundation
Headquarters	Alexandria, Virginia
Location	1317 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 877.363.6376 703.299.0399 (fax)
Region served	United States
Executive Director	Kathy Wiedemer
Medical Liaison	Mary Hesdorffer
Director of Outreach	Maja Belamaric
Website	Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) is a non-profit organization that funds mesothelioma research, provides services to patients, educates the public, and advocates in Washington, DC for governmental funding for mesothelioma research. The organization's mission is to eradicate mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, as a life-ending disease.

Its donors include lawyers^[1], companies that have manufactured asbestos products^[2] and victims, along with their family and friends. ^[3][4]

To date, the foundation has funded over $7.1 million in clinical research and is the host of the annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma.

References

1. ^ Gordon, Greg (February 5, 2000). "Foundation aims to bring hope to Vento, other victims; Mesothelioma draws few research dollars; several trial lawyers and asbestos manufacturers have united to try to change that.". HighBeam. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62422554.html. 
2. ^ Asbestos: Still Lethal/Still Legal: The Need to Better Protect the Health of American Workers and Their Families. U.S. Government Printing Office. March 1, 2007. pp. 35. http://books.google.com/books?id=I1w3iryONeAC&pg=PA35&dq=%22Mesothelioma+Applied+Research+Foundation%22#v=onepage&q=%22Mesothelioma%20Applied%20Research%20Foundation%22&f=false. 
3. ^ Griese, Noel L. (2004). Conquering Cancer: Progress in 2003. Health & Fitness. http://books.google.com/books?id=soTlUDTBZvkC&pg=PA18&dq=%22Mesothelioma+Applied+Research+Foundation%22#v=onepage&q=%22Mesothelioma%20Applied%20Research%20Foundation%22&f=false. 
4. ^ Pass, Harvey I; Amy Metula, Susan Vento. 100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Publishers. pp. 124–126. http://books.google.com/books?id=RJ766CvgLoIC&pg=PT142&dq=%22Mesothelioma+Applied+Research+Foundation%22&lr=#v=onepage&q=%22Mesothelioma%20Applied%20Research%20Foundation%22&f=false. 

External links

• Official site

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