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FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH
As Congress negotiates a final budget for the coming year, it's critical that they make fighting cancer a top priority.
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Tell Congress To Pass The DIVERSE Trials Act To Expand Access To Clinical Trials And The Latest Advancements In Treatment

The DIVERSE Trials Act would make it easier for cancer patients everywhere to participate in clinical trials while removing barriers that are known to keep certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes from being appropriately represented. 

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New Study from CDC Shows More than 2.5 Million Youth Use E-cigarettes

October 6, 2022
National

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study today showing youth e-cigarette use remains high in 2022.

President Biden Announces Latest Cancer Moonshot Efforts on the Anniversary of President Kennedy’s Famous Moonshot Speech

September 12, 2022

President Biden is scheduled to deliver a speech in Boston this afternoon, sharing the latest developments in the Cancer Moonshot initiative to, “End cancer as we know it.”

Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

September 12, 2022
National

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority

U.S. District Court Ruling Jeopardizes Access to Proven, Life-Saving Cancer Screenings

September 7, 2022
National

Today U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued a ruling that may lead Affordable Care Act-compliant health plans to deny coverage for or reinstate cost-sharing for certain preventive health services.

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We advocate for legislation as a catalyst to fight cancer.

Tobacco Control Campaign Page

70% decrease

in the high school cigarette smoking rate since 1997

Cancer Prevention Campaign Page

26% 

decline in cancer death rates from 1991-2015 

Access to Care Campaign Page

18 million 

people benefited from expanded access to health insurance