President Biden Continues Push on Cancer Moonshot
President Biden and the First Lady will announce the next step in the Cancer Moonshot Initiative today in New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 13, 2013 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on senators to make cancer a top priority by voting to restore important federal funding for medical research and proven cancer prevention programs in the proposed FY2013 spending bill. An amendment to the spending bill to be offered by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) would begin to reinstate a small amount of the cancer research and prevention funding that has been cut over the past few months, first with the fiscal cliff legislationæ and more recently with the sequester. Christopher W. Hansen, president of ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, sent a letter to senators today encouraging them to maintain the urgency of the fight against cancer, which kills 1,500 people in America each day, by supporting the amendment. Federal cancer research and prevention funding saves lives, and promotes high technology growth and U.S. leadership in one of the world 's most important and competitive industries, Hansen wrote. We should view it as an investment in the nation 's future that supports and contributes to the fight against a disease that has ravaged the world 's population since the beginning of history. To view the full text of the letter, click here. æ ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Alissa Crispino or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (202) 661-5772 or (202) 661-5711 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] #acscan #cancer #research #prevention #NIH #NCI #CDC