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| Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation | |
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 Logo | |
| Motto | Believe in a cure and "Knowledge is Hope" |
| 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 | Mary Hesdorffer |
| Chief Operating Officer | Melinda Kotzian |
| Director of Communications | Maja Belamaric |
| Website | Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation |
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) is a non-profit organization that fundsmesothelioma 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 manufacturedasbestos products[2] and victims, along with their family and friends.[3][4]
To date, the foundation has funded over $8.2 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.". – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^ 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. p. 35.
- ^ Griese, Noel L. (2004). Conquering Cancer: Progress in 2003. Health & Fitness.
- ^ Pass, Harvey I; Amy Metula, Susan Vento. 100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Publishers. pp. 124–126.
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