Updates matching "Cancer Research Funding"

More than 12 Million Cancer Survivors are Alive Today, but Cancer Still Kills More Than 570,000 Americans Each Year Washington, D.C. -- December 13, 2011 -- A resolution was introduced in the Senate today to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the passage of the National Cancer Act. President Nixon effectively

In an effort to make cancer a national priority with lawmakers, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is releasing its second-ever national television ad to ask Congress to remember the countless lives lost to cancer and the nearly 12 million cancer survivors living in America today when making decisions to address the budget deficit.

WASHINGTON – September 29, 2011 – The House Appropriations Committee today released a draft FY 2012 health funding bill that includes a $1 billion increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The proposal also eliminates funding for implementation of the Affordable Care Act, rescinds $1 billion

WASHINGTON – September 26, 2011 – Tomorrow, 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite to ask their members of Congress to support funding for cancer research and prevention programs. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)

ACS CAN Calls on Members of Congress to Place Higher Priority on Cancer in Final Spending Bill WASHINGTON – September 21, 2011 – Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about today’s Senate Appropriations Committee vote on the

Washington, D.C. – September 19, 2011 – Thousands of cancer survivors and their families will rally at events in all 50 states this week to call on Congress to protect funding for cancer research. At each event, advocates will collect messages of hope for a future without cancer that will

WASHINGTON – September 13, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the deficit "supercommittee" to make cancer a top priority during negotiations over a deficit reduction package. ACS CAN President Christopher W. Hansen sent a letter today to the 12