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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 31, 2009 -- Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are encouraged by the House Energy and Commerce Committee vote today to approve health care reform legislation, a move that ensures that progress toward comprehensive reform will continue. The bill will be voted on by the

The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance a worrisome development for any American, but especially for those also grappling with cancer or other serious illnesses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 31, 2009 -- Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut announced today that he has been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer and will undergo treatment during the Congressional August recess. Below are comments from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., the Society's chief medical officer. "Our thoughts and

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 30, 2009 -- “Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee showed their commitment to the war on cancer today by voting unanimously to pass the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill out of committee. The legislation provides $30.75 billion for the National Institutes of