Mission
THE MESOTHELIOMA APPLIED RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. MISSION IS TO OFFER HOPE AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH MESOTHELIOMA. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATING PATIENTS AND FAMILIES ABOUT THE DISEASE, HELPING THEM OBTAIN THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OPTIONS, CONNECTING THEM WITH MESOTHELIOMA TREATMENT SPECIALISTS, AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST PROMISING MESOTHELIOMA RESEARCH PROJECTS WORLDWIDE THROUGH RIGOROUS PEER-REVIEW. THE FOUNDATION ALSO WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE, AND ADVOCATES THAT THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS PARTNER IN THE EFFORT TO CURE IT BY DIRECTING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO STOP THIS GLOBAL TRAGEDY.