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Statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): "House members should vote against efforts to prohibit enforcement of critical patient protections that ban lifetime dollar limits on coverage, pre-existing condition exclusions and coverage rescissions when policyholders become sick. If these efforts are

WASHINGTON -- February 18, 2011 -- The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on an FY 2011 spending bill that would cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by 5.2 percent and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) budget by 21 percent while prohibiting the

WASHINGTON – February 15, 2011 – The U.S. House of Representatives is considering an FY 2011 spending bill that would make major cuts to federal cancer research, prevention and early detection programs, and could set back the longstanding national effort to conquer cancer. “This legislation could jeopardize our continued ability

WASHINGTON – February 14, 2011 – The White House budget proposal released today builds on the president’s commitment to medical innovation with increased investment in cancer research, but it underfunds proven prevention measures such as cancer screening programs that have fallen victim to a tough budget environment. The president’s budget