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Urge your lawmakers to reject cancer research funding cuts

The president's recent budget proposal calls for a 37% cut to cancer research funding. Send a message to your member of Congress today and urge them to reject these outrageous proposed cuts.

Latest Updates

June 24, 2025
Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska’s economy would experience a significant hit and job loss should the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” become law, according to new data from the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research. The upcoming data is the latest showing significant economic consequences of

February 18, 2025
Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska –– Cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers are gathering today to let legislators know they must do more to reduce the toll of tobacco in communities big and small by protecting the Alaska tobacco use education and cessation fund. That fund supports efforts to reduce the deadly

June 17, 2024
Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska -- The passage of two bills late in the 2024 legislative session marks a significant step forward in easing the cancer burden in Alaska. Senate Bill 91 expanded access to telehealth services for those dealing with life-threatening conditions and diseases, like cancer. Senate Bill 134, meanwhile, eliminated costs

February 20, 2024
Alaska

Cancer patients, survivors and their families and caregivers from throughout Alaska gathered Tuesday at the Capitol building to ask legislators to prioritize public health over the profit margin of the Tobacco Industry.

Alaska Events

July 28, 2025AKDT

On July 3rd, the U.S. House voted to make the biggest cuts to Medicaid in history. Lawmakers voted to strip away affordable health insurance from millions of people and increase health care costs. This vote will impact the fight against cancer for years to come. Alaskans advocates fought hard to...

State Contacts

Emily Nenon
Alaska Government Relations Director
Shawn O'Neal
Senior Regional Media Advocacy Manager

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