Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the declaration of the war on cancer which has been a bipartisan endeavor since its inception. ACS CAN is calling on Congress to continue to work together to fund cancer research at levels that will, at a minimum, maintain support this year for ongoing promising research and well-established evidence-based prevention programs.
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.