The mesothelioma research community today expressed great disappointment in Senator Arlen Specter’s reluctance to provide additional funding for mesothelioma research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Only $2.8 million is currently spent by the National Institute of health on mesothelioma research - even though it claims 4,000 lives a year. The 2.8 million represents less than .1% of the NIH’s research budget.

Senator Specter Breaks Promise to Mesothelioma Patient and Research Community

The proposed Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act includes a large increase in funding for mesothelioma research. As currently written, it would allocate $29 million per year for ten years to mesothelioma rsearch. The funds would go to 10 separate research centers for research on the detection, prevention, treatment and cure of mesothelioma.

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