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Cancer patients, researchers put a face on cancer research in new ACS CAN report
Ken Stock thought he was out of options. The retired lawyer and father of three was fighting melanoma and doctors had told him no further treatments were available. It was around that time when advice from other stage IV melanoma patients led him to Dr. Geoffery WeissÈs clinical trials at the University of VirginiaÈs Human Immune Therapy Center. Fast ... of discoveries and successes that could be jeopardized if Congress cuts federal funding. The report details patients and researchers fighting melanoma, leukemia & lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer and cervical cancer in addition to scientific innovations that have ...
Non-Medical Costs Associated with Clinical Trials Continue to be Barrier to Diverse Participation
... Radiation Oncology, Fight Colorectal Cancer, Friends of Cancer Research, International Myeloma Foundation, Triage Cancer, LUNGevity Foundation, Melanoma Research Foundation, Men’s Health Network, National Cancer Registrars Association, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Oncology ...
Live: ACS CAN volunteer Pam Pilgrim blogs during her day on Capitol Hill
... a lot I didn't know. For example, in 1964 there were 800,000 cancer survivors; this year, there are 13 million cancer survivors. As a 30-year melanoma survivor who wasn't supposed to live beyond five years, it's amazing to be in the company of so many survivors -- most of whom would not ...
Senate Approves Major $2 Billion Increase for Medical Research Funding
... Access and Research (STAR) Act, as well as an additional $875,000 for activities aimed at reducing the incidence of skin cancer. Cases of melanoma, the mostly deadly form of skin cancer, have been on the rise for decades and skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer. ...