Updates matching "Cancer Research Funding"

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2012 -People with cancer and their families are disappointed the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking deep cuts in the FY 2013 budget resolution bottom line that would jeopardize access to health care for cancer patients and survivors as well as future discoveries in cancer research

SEATTLE Feb. 23, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) brought cancer community leaders together at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center today to encourage lawmakers to support increased federal funding for cancer research so that progress can continue against a disease that kills an estimated 1,500

WASHINGTON February 13, 2012 The president 's budget proposal to cut funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute in Fiscal Year 2013 is deeply disappointing after he specifically called out the importance of cancer research earlier this month in his State of the Union address. Further, these cuts

WASHINGTON January 23, 2012 Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are calling on the president to commit to keeping the fight against cancer a top national priority. Cancer advocates will gather across the country tomorrow night to watch President Obama 's State of the Union address, sending a message

WASHINGTON December 17, 2011 Congress today passed an FY 2012 omnibus spending bill that includes a nearly $300 million increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The proposal also protects funding for cancer prevention and control programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WASHINGTON December 15, 2011 The U.S. House of Representatives last night introduced an FY 2012 omnibus spending bill that includes a nearly $300 million increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).ξ The proposal also includes a $38 million funding increase at the Centers for Disease Control