Research

Academic and Clinical Research – The Breath of Life Foundation has partnered with Providence Hospital of the St. John Health System, which offers a state-of-the-art clinical research facility.  Dr. Michael R. Harbut a world-renowned researcher and physician with several decades of experience treating asbestos exposed patients, maintains an office in this facility while serving as a medical advisor to the Breath of Life Foundation.  Dr. Harbut’s work in the field of mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases has been well recognized – se links below to peer-reviewed publications.

• Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF)

Resources

• Intractable Pleural Pain and Probable Pathology
• Fibulin-3 Biomarker for Mesothelioma
• SMRP Elevation in Meso Serum and Pleural Effusions
• Asbestos Exposure, Pleural Mesothelioma and Serum Osteopontin Levels
• Diagnosis and Management of Nonmalignant Diseases Related to Asbestos (American Thoracic Society 2004)
• Diagnosis and Management Statement Updates (American Thoracic Society 2007)