Updates matching "Cancer Research Funding"

Severe Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, Disease Prevention and Medical Research Would Threaten Access to Health Care for People With Cancer WASHINGTON – April 5, 2011 – Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about the budget resolution released

ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin, LIVESTRONG Founder Lance Armstrong Reveal New Polling Data Showing Public Opposition to Cutting Cancer Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 24, 2011 – With Congress considering legislation to reduce domestic spending, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Chief Executive John R. Seffrin and LIVESTRONG

WASHINGTON – March 8, 2011 – The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote today on FY 2011 spending proposals that would directly impact the potential for progress in the national effort to defeat cancer. Funding for biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and proven cancer prevention and

WASHINGTON – February 28, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is joining other leading cancer groups this week to urge Congress to oppose severe cuts to groundbreaking cancer research and programs that are expanding access to lifesaving preventive services such as mammograms and colonoscopies. A

WASHINGTON -- February 18, 2011 -- The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on an FY 2011 spending bill that would cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by 5.2 percent and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) budget by 21 percent while prohibiting the