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WASHINGTON February 13, 2012 The president 's budget proposal to cut funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute in Fiscal Year 2013 is deeply disappointing after he specifically called out the importance of cancer research earlier this month in his State of the Union address

WASHINGTON January 23, 2012 Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are calling on the president to commit to keeping the fight against cancer a top national priority.

WASHINGTON December 17, 2011 Congress today passed an FY 2012 omnibus spending bill that includes a nearly $300 million increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

WASHINGTON December 15, 2011 The U.S.

More than 12 Million Cancer Survivors are Alive Today, but Cancer Still Kills More Than 570,000 Americans Each Year

In an effort to make cancer a national priority with lawmakers, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is releasing its second-ever national television ad to ask Congress to remember the countless lives lost to cancer and the nearly 12 million cancer survivors living in America today when making decisions to address the budget deficit.

WASHINGTON – September 29, 2011 – The House Appropriations Committee today released a draft FY 2012 health funding bill that includes a $1 billion increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

WASHINGTON – September 26, 2011 – Tomorrow, 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite to ask their members of Congress to support funding for cancer research and prevention programs.

ACS CAN Calls on Members of Congress to Place Higher Priority on Cancer in Final Spending Bill