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... reducing the cancer burden nationwide through sustained investment in accelerated research at the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H) and increased investment in cancer prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   The budget also included ... Moonshot Program through FY26 by providing $2.9 billion in mandatory funding for over two years and increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI). The proposal would increase the CDC Cancer Programs by $90 million over FY23, including a $45 ... by the federal government must be prioritized to ensure progress to achieve the Moonshot goals continues.  On access to affordable, quality care...  “Equitable access to affordable, comprehensive care is imperative to truly realize the potential of the advances we have made and will ...

... leadership in broad-based policy change in the fight against cancer, a cause that Don Gemson, MD, MPH, an ACS board member, physician, public health advocate, Columbia University professor and corporate health leader, embraced throughout his vibrant career. Completed applications should be sent to Susan Booth no later than February 21, 2011, and ... the award.  Public and elected officials, advocates and community leaders, as well as decision-makers and difference-makers in business, health care and labor are all considered.   Nominations will be reviewed by a committee appointed by the chair of the Eastern Division Board of ...

... to reflect on those things for which we give thanks. I would like to express my thanks for all of the incredibly talented cancer researchers and health care professionals who are making life better for those with cancer, their families and those at risk. I also give thanks for our wonderful ...

... supports patients' quality of life. With federal funding for cancer research, prevention and early detection programs and support for palliative care services that improve the quality of life of cancer patients, we will save more lives from cancer and give patients a better chance at ... to ensure that the fight against cancer remains a top national priority by protecting funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, cancer prevention and early detection programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and evidence-based community prevention efforts made possible by the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Advocates also will be discussing the importance of legislation to improve patients' quality of life through advancement of the ...