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Cancer Research Funding Press Releases

June 7, 2016

Congressional Appropriators Prioritize Medical Research Funding

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education marked up its FY 2017 spending bill today including a $2 billion increase for medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $216 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

May 17, 2016

Childhood Cancer Advocates, Patients Share Stories on Capitol Hill

Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join more than 200 childhood cancer patients, survivors and their families on Capitol Hill today to ask Congress to support initiatives that would improve research, treatment, and outcomes for children with cancer.