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New Louisiana Billboard Sends Clear Message About Cancer Research Funding 

ACS CAN Calls on Congress Not to Cut Funding Ahead of Crucial Federal Votes 

August 12, 2025

Baton Rouge, LA. – Aug 12, 2025 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has placed two new billboards in Baton Rouge to catch Congress’s attention ahead of crucial votes coming up in Washington, D.C. While federal funding is in jeopardy and progress is at stake, ACS CAN is calling on Congress to provide robust funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to ensure we can find more cures and reduce the cancer burden for everyone. The billboard placement comes as the dministration has recommended cutting $18 billion from the National Institutes of Health, taking funding back to levels from 2003. 

The billboards read, “Congress: Cancer research cuts mean future cures will disappear” and urge people to text “CURES” to 73508 to get involved. They are located in the Baton Rouge area on Perkins Road, one in the southeast part of the city, near Highland Road, and the other one close to the Bluebonnet Blvd intersection. 

“Clinical trials completely changed my life and the trajectory of my treatment when I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia,” said Courtney Fournet, ACS CAN volunteer. “At the start of my cancer journey, I really struggled with the side effects of chemotherapy. Immunotherapy treatment gave me my quality of life back and allowed me to show up for myself and my family again. That would not have been possible without research.”

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