Mesothelioma

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is pleased to announce a breakthrough in their quest to finding a cure for those who have been affected by this deadly disease. They have finally received funding ($50 million) from the Department of Defense for the very first time due to the Defense Appropriations Bill that was signed by the President in November.

It is hard enough for adults to have to worry about contracting mesothelioma from the harmful things that they work with – but to learn that our children may be at risk is something that none of us expected. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has performed tests and have learned that there is a harmful amount of asbestos in the usual toys that they play with. Many toys have already been pulled off the shelves.