Wikipedia - 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 | |
| Location | 3944 State Street, Suite 340 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805.563.8400 805.563.8411 (fax) |
| Region served | United States |
| Executive Director | Christopher Hahn |
| Medical Liaison | Mary Hesdorffer |
| Outreach Director | 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[2] and victims, along with their family and friends. [3][4]
To date, the foundation has funded over $5 million in clinical research and is the host of the annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma.
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pass, Harvey I; Amy Metula, Susan Vento. "100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma". 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.
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