Letter: Bill supports biomarker testing
This letter originally ran in the Lincoln Journal Star.
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Protecting Funding for Cancer Prevention
December 20, 2011
ACS CAN was back walking the halls of Congress to protect an important health program. Along with representatives from 40 organizations, ACS CAN met with more than 70 U.S. Representatives and Senators to discuss the importance of prevention in the fight against cancer. We made sure that officials knew that through proven ways to prevent cancer and detect it early, we can prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths. The ask was clear - protect funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The fund, a new initiative created by the Affordable Care Act, provides an expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain health care costs in communities across the country. However, the fund has been threatened numerous times by the White House and Congress who are looking to reduce or even eliminate it. In 2009, ACS CAN volunteers worked hard convincing Congress to establish this fund. Now, we must protect this historic investment and ensure that it continues to support key programs and policy changes that prevent cancer and save lives. If you're ready to be involved in our work to make cancer a national priority, see how you can help in 2012. Go to www.fightcancer.org/.