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... they highlighted the real-life impact these investments have on patients, families and communities nationwide.     Donahue, a tribal health consultant who is Pueblo Indian and whose family is Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk, met with members of California’s congressional delegation to discuss the need to prioritize proven cancer-fighting policies and federal investment in lifesaving cancer research and care, including funding that supports American Indian and Alaska Native communities.   “We all know someone who has been touched by cancer. In ... due to dramatic and unprecedented proposed reductions in research funding, staff eliminations, and policy shifts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The administration has recommended an ...