Formation 1999 Legal status Foundation | Type NPO Headquarters Alexandria, Virginia | |
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Motto Believe in a cure and "Knowledge is Hope" Location 1317 King StreetAlexandria, VA 22314877.363.6376703.299.0399 (fax) | ||
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) 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.
Its donors include lawyers, companies that have manufactured asbestos products and victims, along with their family and friends.
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.
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