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Cancer Research Groups Push Emergency Funding to Restart Clinical Trials in Infrastructure Package

Washington, D.C.—A group of more than fifty cancer research-focused organizations are urging Congress to include $10 billion in emergency funding to restart cancer research ... new protocols, procuring personal protective equipment and sometimes restarting work altogether that otherwise could not be resumed. The cost of these disruptions has been significant and threatens to jeopardize progress in the effort to reduce our country’s cancer burden for years ... survivors and their families, we urge Congress to include this additional NIH funding in the American Jobs Plan and ensure medical research can keep moving forward without delay.” Read the full letter . 0 Cancer Research Groups Push Emergency Funding to Restart Clinical Trials in ...

Administration Budget Proposal Strong on Tobacco Control and Research Funding; Undervalues Prevention Programs

... April 10, 2013 Families affected by cancer applaud President Obama for proposing an FY 2014 budget that would significantly reduce the impact of tobacco, a leading cause of cancer and preventable death, and commit to restoring the federal investment in medical research, the key to advancing progress against a ... tobacco use through increased prices will reduce the $96 billion in annual health care costs associated with using these deadly products. ACS CAN is also encouraged by the president 's commitment to restore the National Institutes of Health budget to pre-sequestration levels and increase ...

2017 ACS CAN Oklahoma City Cancer Policy Forum

2017 ACS CAN OKC Cancer Policy Forum  Cancer Research & Clinical Trials in Oklahoma You are invited to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's ... Oklahoma. Guests will include leading researchers, oncologists, health professionals, citizen-volunteers and health care advocates. There is no cost to attend. Advances in cancer research are fueling the way for better prevention, screening and treatment options. Researchers in Oklahoma received more than $87 million from the National Institutes of Health last year to support their efforts to help keep us healthy and develop better treatments when we are sick. Please join us to hear more ...

DeLauro Bill Could Reinvigorate America's Fight Against Cancer

... a bipartisan bill that would create a budget cap adjustment to allow for a funding increase for biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bill would boost the NIH budget by ten percent for the next two years, followed by a five percent increase in each following ... supported. We hope Rep. DeLauro's bill will prioritize cancer research, because the disease will kill an estimated 589,000 people in America and cost the economy $216 billion this year. As the largest public funder of cancer research, the federal government plays a critical role in our ... further multiplied as private industry leverages basic scientific discovery that translates into lifesaving detection tools and therapies. ACS CAN urges Members of Congress to support this important proposal and make the fight against cancer a national priority. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, ...

Fifth Consecutive Flat Funding Proposal for Cancer Research Continues Dangerous Precedent

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 17, 2007 -- "Cancer patients and their loved ones are saddened that Congress, at the insistence of the President, has for the fifth consecutive year put forward appropriations legislation essentially flat funding cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "It is incredibly disappointing that this president and his allies in Congress have so little regard for the concerns of the ... to get critical prevention, detection and treatment measures from the labs to the doctors’ offices and the patients who need them most." ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, which is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major ...

New Report Examines Causes and Solutions for Disparities in Cancer Research

Treatment Washington, D.C.— A new report from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) takes an in-depth look at disparities across all areas of cancer research and suggests immediate policy solutions that could help address such gaps in the years to come. The report, Cancer Research and Disparities: Understanding and Addressing the Issues , finds that different types of research can either exacerbate or minimize cancer disparities as can the makeup of the cancer care and research workforce. For instance, while ...

A Major Opportunity in California to Save Lives

... - a battle that, if won, could save more than 100,000 lives, $5.1 billion in healthcare costs and protect nearly 230,000 kids from the dangers of tobacco. Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act, is a ballot initiative that would establish California as the largest source of ... $40 million into spreading lies about Prop. 29 because they know that tobacco taxes are an effective way to prevent kids from smoking. As ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin and Lance Armstrong stated in a recent Los Angeles Daily News op-ed , research shows that every 10 percent increase in the price of tobacco reduces youth smoking by 6.5 percent. A $1 increase in the cost of cigarettes will result in 228,000 fewer California kids becoming addicted smokers - giving them a fighting chance against cancer and ...

Senate Committee Vote to Cut Medical Research Funding Disappointing to Families Affected by Cancer

ACS CAN Calls on Members of Congress to Place Higher Priority on Cancer in Final Spending Bill WASHINGTON – September 21, 2011 – Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about today’s Senate Appropriations Committee vote on the bill to fund the ... its commitment to key cancer prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that will help save lives and avoid the high cost of treating advanced disease.   “Cancer still kills 1,500 Americans every day. Patients waiting for new treatments and therapies can’t ...

Lawmakers Consider Funding Deal; Includes $2.6 Billion Boost for Medical Research

... is poised to pass a funding bill this week that includes a $2.6 billion increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The measure, agreed upon by both House and Senate conference committee members, also provides $296 million increase for the ... There is an additional $20 million for the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).    The bill also includes a measure to raise the federal age of sale for tobacco to 21, extends Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, ensures funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, ... to Equivalent Samples – CREATES Act.    A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows:   Research “We’re excited to see the $2.6 billion funding increase for medical research at NIH in this bill, including the $296 ...

How Does Your State Measure Up on Policies to Fight Cancer in 2015?

How does your state measure up on policies to fight and prevent cancer? Chances are not well. According to a new edition of the ACS CAN report How Do You Measure Up? released today, most state legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only ... movement toward the benchmark. Red shows where states are falling short. This year, the best any state did was receive a green rating in six of the nine priority areas, and 25 states have reached the benchmark in only three or fewer areas. Put simply, this is unacceptable. While itŠ—'s ...

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