Fix The Problem! January 24, 1999 Roger G. Worthington Maui, Hawaii Today, in a small town somewhere in America, a 60 year old man will be told by his doctor that he has malignant mesothelioma. His doctor, after looking the word up in an old medical textbook, will tell him that the tumor is "incurable". ... Category: MARF News Read More Ban Asbestos Act Provides Money For Registry And Mesothelioma Treatment; 7 Hospitals To Receive $500,000 Per Year; Sen. Murray T Help is on the way! Senator Patty Murray announced today (June 18, 2002) the Ban Asbestos In America Act, a bill which will finally outlaw asbestos products in the US and, among other things, authorize the creation of a national mesothelioma registry, as well as allocate $3.5 million annually for 4 ... Category: MARF News Read More Asbestos Trial Lawyers Urged To Advocate For Meso Clients By Contributing To Research In July of 2001, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) sent the letter below, signed by this country's leading experts in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma, to over 700 asbestos trial lawyers. MARF is urging attorneys to expand their role as an advocate by helping MARF meet ... Category: MARF News Read More MARF Advocates For Creation Of Mesothelioma Research And Treatment Program Within The DOD And DVA As I write this, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charity, is advocating on Capitol Hill for the creation of a Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program within the Department of Defense and/or the Department of Veterans Affairs. We are presently drafting language for ... Category: MARF News Read More MARF Advocates $135 Million Slice Of Proposed $100 Billion Trust Fund Pie For Meso Treatment Program The Washington Post < http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35425-2003Apr24.html > and the New York Times, are reporting that asbestos companies and their insurers, plaintiffs' lawyers, unions and key U.S. senators may be close to agreement on establishing a $100 billion trust ... Category: MARF News Read More Call for Applications - Mesothelioma Therapy Research Grants, $100,000 Board of Directors Robert B. Cameron, M.D. UCLA Medical SchoolNicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D. Nevada Cancer Institute Brian Loggie, M.D. Creighton University Medical Center Michael Harbut, M.D., M.P.H. Royal Oak, MI Roger G. Worthington, Esq. Dallas, Texas Mathew Bergman, Esq. Seattle, Washington Susan ... Category: MARF News Read More Malignant Mesothelioma: New Biological And Clinical Advances Michele Carbone, MD, PhD; Hedy Lee Kindler, MD; Valerie Rusch, MD. (Transcribed from MARF Executive Director Chris Hahn's notes of a presentation made at ASCO, May 19, 2002.) * * * * * * * * * * * * Pathology and Genetics of Mesothelioma. Michele Carbone, MD, PhD Pathology Dr. Carbone first ... Category: MARF News Read More MARF Letter To Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Expand List Of Asbestos Hot Spots To Include Counties With Highest Asbestos Related Mortal Board of Directors M. Ann Abbe Arlington, Texas Mathew Bergman, Esq. Seattle, Washington Robert B. Cameron, M.D. UCLA Medical School Michael Harbut, M.D., M.P.H. Wayne State University Ulf Jungnelius, M.D. Pfizer, Inc. Susan Vento St. Paul, Minnesota Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D. Nevada Cancer ... Category: MARF News Read More Funding Medical Research on Prevention, Detection, Treatment and Cure of Asbestos Cancer from Asbestos Debtors' Trust Board of Directors Robert B. Cameron, M.D. UCLA Medical School Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D. University of Chicago M. Ann Abbe Arlington, Texas Michael Harbut, M.D., M.P.H. Royal Oak, MI Roger G. Worthington, Esq. Dallas, Texas Matthew Bergman, Esq. Seattle, Washington Susan Vento St. Paul, Minnesota ... Category: MARF News Read More MARF To Sen. Hatch: "Resolve The Injury By Curing The Cancer!" Board of Directors Robert B. Cameron, M.D. UCLA Medical School Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D. University of Chicago Brian Loggie, M.D. Creighton University Medical Center Michael Harbut, M.D., M.P.H. Royal Oak, Michigan Roger G. Worthington, Esq. Dallas, Texas Mathew Bergman, Esq. Seattle, Washington ... Category: MARF News Read More