The new budget proposal just released by the White House includes massive cuts to cancer research funding.
The budget includes funding cuts for:
“If passed, the proposed cut to NIH and NCI funding would squander years of renewed momentum and progress in advancing discovery in cancer and other chronic diseases, said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN “These investments have long enjoyed strong bipartisan support and have led to incredible understanding in how to detect, diagnose and treat cancer that still claims the lives of more than 600,000 Americans each year.”
We are on the cusp of lifesaving breakthroughs in the fight against cancer, but, if the White House’s budget becomes law, the current work and momentum fighting cancer could be hampered.
After months of delay and hard negotiations, Congress has finally passed a funding bill! The bill includes a small increase for cancer research and prevention programs.