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Each year, ACS CAN works hard to ensure that the elected officials overseeing cancer research and programs receive the money they need to continue the strong battle against this terrible disease.
1. Funding the war on cancer from the lab, to the doctor's office to the patient 2. We support doubling the National Cancer Institutes budget for cancer research in the next 5 years. 3. We want to avoid long te… See more →
  • February 14, 2011

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    That will be the impact on cancer patients if the U.S. House of Representatives’ new budget proposal becomes law. The proposal includes drastic cuts to lifesaving cancer prevention and detection programs. It’ll just take two minutes to send a message to your Representative. Make it clear that a dras... See More

  • January 26, 2011

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    The federal government is, by far, the largest funder of cancer research. In recent years, we have made great progress in the war on cancer. But, if we cut or slow down funding now, our momentum and medical breakthroughs could come to a screeching halt. Take action to ensure we continue to fund import... See More

  • December 14, 2010

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    We've heard from Capitol Hill that tomorrow's vote on the budget will be very close. Will your U.S. Senators vote yes to increase funding for cancer research? Not passing this budget will slow cancer research being done across the country. It could lead to a funding level that means scientists... See More

  • December 10, 2010

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    What an opportunity! We're looking for 100 people on Facebook to tell their US Senators to end 2010 on a positive note by increasing cancer research funding. Are you one of those people? http://acscan.org/budget On Tuesday, your US Senators have a chance to increase funding for cancer research & p... See More

  • October 29, 2010

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    The 1,529,560 new cases of cancer this year spooks the heck out of us. That’s why it’s important to band together and fight the evils of cancer with research and reform. http://acscan.org/research

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