The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) announced this month that it awarded an additional one million dollars to several top research universities and institutions devoted to finding a cure for mesothelioma, the deadly asbestos-related cancer. Each year the Meso Foundation receives dozens of grant applications from research facilities around the world, and awards much-needed funding to top research projects. This year the foundation received forty grant applications, and through its scientific peer review process, it chose ten deserving projects on the basis of scientific innovation and excellence. So far the Meso Foundation has awarded over $5 million to develop better treatment options for mesothelioma victims.

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