MARF Supports Ban Asbestos Act 2007 The Honorable Patty Murray Chair, Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee 428 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Murray: We, as organizations representing and advocating for those most impacted by the toxic ... Category: MARF News Read More The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, Inc. (MARF) How You Can Help! As you know, I am the Founding Director of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, whose mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease. I started MARF because I believe that fighting for your legal rights is only part of the picture. The first priority of every mesothelioma ... Category: MARF News Read More Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) 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 Recommendation for a National Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program - A Key Part of the U.S. Asbestos Crisis' Solution Our Mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease. Recommendation for a National Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program - A Key Part of the U.S. Asbestos Crisis' Solution All sides acknowledge that asbestos is at least a $100 billion economic problem in the U.S. The toll in ... Category: MARF News Read More Recommendation for a National Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program - A Key Part of the U.S. Asbestos Crisis' Solution All sides acknowledge that asbestos is at least a $100 billion economic problem in the U.S. The toll in human suffering and death is even worse. The federal government must take some responsibility to address this tragedy. Congress is obligated to "provide for the common welfare." And it ... Category: MARF News Read More For the Sake of Our Heroes -- A Mesothelioma Medical Research Program Our Mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease. For the Sake of Our Heroes -- A Mesothelioma Medical Research Program A Grim Story Destined to Recur Until We Stop It Asbestos' signature cancer is mesothelioma, one of the most lethal and painful of all cancers. The tumor was ... Category: MARF News Read More Creation of Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program; "The Asbestos Claims Criteria and Compensation Act," S. 413 Our Mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease. Mr. Kevin O'Scannlain Office of Senator Orrin G. Hatch 104 Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Date: April 8, 2003 Re: Creation of Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program; "The Asbestos Claims Criteria and ... Category: MARF News Read More MARF's Dr. Pass Urges Sen. Clinton To Champion Meso Research From The DOD's $50 Million Research Budget March 17, 2006 The Honorable Hillary Clinton United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Clinton: As New York-based physicians and investigators on the front lines of mesothelioma, we are writing to ask for your leadership to ensure that the disease is included as a project of emphasis ... Category: MARF News Read More The Roadmap for Curing Malignant Mesothelioma As the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF), I represent a group of physicians and scientists whose sole mission is to find a cure for mesothelioma. As recently as ten years ago, my colleagues who deal with other malignancies would find ... Category: MARF News Read More PA Governor Recognizes Mesothelioma Awareness Day Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Harrisburg THE GOVERNOR GREETINGS: It is my pleasure to extend my encouragement to all Pennsylvanians and their families who are suffering from the asbestos cancer, Mesothelioma, and to the devoted community of medical professionals, patients, and ... Category: MARF News Read More
