Updates matching "Cancer Research Funding"

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

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.