Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is a privately funded 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.
Of its donors, 65% are individuals personally affected by mesothelioma. The remaining 35% include pharmaceutical companies, labor unions, plaintiff and defendant attorneys, and companies that have manufactured asbestos products.
To date, the foundation has funded over $10 million in clinical research and is the host of the annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma.
