Today, recognized by Senate Resolution as "National Asbestos Awareness Day," the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation called on the nation to commit to curing the lethal, asbestos-related cancer.
Mesothelioma or "meso" has been known since the 40's and its connection to asbestos exposure known since at least the 60's. It kills several thousand Americans each year, its incidence is growing, and dangerous exposures are still occurring. Literally billions of dollars have been sucked from the economy by the transaction costs of asbestos litigation and lobbying over who is to blame and how much should the injured or dead should be "compensated." But -- as MARF points out -- lost in all of this has been a commitment to address the tragedy itself by funding the research needed to develop effective treatments.
MARF is the national nonprofit organization whose mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease. For more information or to sign the petition for federal meso research funding, see www.marf.org or contact MARF Executive Director Chris Hahn, 805-560-8942, c-hahn@marf.org.
Source: Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
