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Local Cancer Survivors & Scientific Leaders Gather to Highlight Threats to Progress in Fight against Cancer
... Speakers and advocates lamented the president’s budget proposal, which contains around $18 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $2.7 billion to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Last month, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked up a funding bill that rejected this proposal, instead providing increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but the battle is not over. ACS CAN volunteers are asking members to keep pushing against cuts and prevent delays in funding when the ... also to the economic vitality of our region, which has long been a national leader in research, innovation, and world-class cancer and medical care.” The support for cancer research funding extends beyond the medical and scientific community. Reverend Miles of Enon Tabernacle Church was ...
Local Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... Sen. Toomey and Sen. Casey to discuss the need to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She asked them to support increasing the diversity of participants in clinical trials by ensuring that clinical trial sponsors can ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to stand ...