Cancer Research Funding

Join other volunteers from across Oklahoma as we work to make cancer a priority! More details to follow. For questions, please contact Paula Warlick at: [email protected] or 918.477.5410

Cancer research saves lives. It is the engine behind the ongoing progress in the fight against cancer, offering hope for better treatment, prevention and early detection, and improved quality of life. Yet, funding for cancer research has dropped over the last decade, when adjusting for inflation.

Let our state’s candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives know that federal funding for cancer research need to be a priority.

Federal funding has played a role in virtually every major advancement in the fight against cancer. That's why the research undertaken by the NIH and NCI is so important in our fight against this deadly disease.

Texas is the second-largest funder of cancer research in the nation, thanks to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Without action from Texas state lawmakers, however, funding for this program is at risk.

Would you like to become a volunteer advocate for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network?

Ask Congress to reject any cuts and support increased funding for cancer and medical research.

Save the Date for Monday, April 16, 2018. Event begins at 9:30 am Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown Medical Center 741 North Phillips Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Join other cancer advocates at the Oklahoma State Capitol as we make cancer a legislative priority. ACS CAN will be working to...

A new budget proposal would stifle the incredible progress we're making in defeating cancer. Sign our petition opposing these devastating cuts.