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Renewed Commitment to Defeat Cancer

December 18, 2009
Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, which included great strides in the fight to fund cancer research and prevention programs. Passage of this legislation will ensure that lifesaving cancer research will continue to support the development of new tools for early detection and cancer fighting treatments that are still in the early stages.
After years of flat or cuts to funding for cancer prevention programs, Congress has made the bold step to renew the commitment to fund the fight against cancer, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network applauds this important step. "We encourage the President to quickly sign this lifesaving legislation into law," says John R. Seffrin, Ph.D, CEO, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. "Only with proper funding can the NIH, NCI, NCHMD, and the CDC conduct their important work to conquer a disease that will kill an estimated 560,000 Americans and cost the economy more than $228 billion this year." While this is a remarkable step to close out 2009, ACS CAN will continue to advocate for sustained funding for cancer research and detection programs, and we'll need your voice to make that possible!

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