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Brigham & Women's Hospital Petition
Stop Cancer Causing Hepatitis - Urge for Funding and Research
794 signatures
About this Petition:
Endorsed by Nobel Laureate Baruch Blumberg MD PhD, discoverer and inventor of the HBV vaccine (which prevents liver cancer), the Campaign for Cancer Prevention and Liver Cancer Free are teaming up to advocate for increased research and treatment funding for hepatitis to prevent liver cancer.
On behalf of hepatitis B patients and others silently suffering with chronic viral hepatitis, we are writing to urge you to petition for increasing funding for viral hepatitis prevention, education and screening up to $90 million in the final FY2011 Appropriations bill.
In order to help the six million US residents affected by hepatitis B and C, and help reduce the burden of 500 million worldwide with HBV and HCV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) must receive additional funding to develop robust public health and research programs. A funding level of $90 million is a first step in building a comprehensive viral hepatitis program at the CDC that will include education, testing, vaccination, surveillance and referral to care. Additionally, funding is needed for the NIH to conduct research into treatments that will eliminate hepatitis B, hepatitis C and liver cancer. Liver cancer, largely caused by chronic viral hepatitis, is the 5th leading cause of cancer and the only type of cancer that is on the rise. Liver cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer and more research is needed at the NIH to develop lifesaving treatments.
Thank you for your attention to this important health issue.
Sincerely,
Dr. Eric Ding
Harvard School of Public Health
Director, Campaign for Cancer Prevention
http://www.causes.com/cancer
Dr. Mark Li
Liver Cancer Free
http://www.livercancerfree.org/beta/ (Beta site)
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