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	<title>ACS CAN &#187; Funding for Cancer Research and Programs</title>
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		<title>ACS CAN Teams with Hutchinson Center to Show Impact of Cancer Research Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle (WA) &#8211; As Congressman Jim McDermott stepped behind the podium at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, he looked out at a room full of doctors, researchers, patients, the local business community and ACS CAN volunteers. His message was clear &#8211; funding cancer research does more than just lead to lifesaving medical breakthroughs, it pours money back into local economies and creates jobs. Congressman McDermott went on to share stories about how he works with his fellow Members of Congress to build support for increased funding for cancer and medical research at the National Institutes of Health. His words&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-teams-with-hutchinson-center-to-show-impact-of-cancer-research-funding/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Win for Cancer Research &amp; Prevention!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Together we fought for cancer research funding, and we’ve had a major victory! We took our message to make cancer a national priority to Congress, and they heard us. In fact, they heard us loud and clear and passed a budget that increased funding for cancer research and prevention programs in 2012. The budget included a $300 million increase to the National Institutes of Health, and a $38 million funding increase to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, home to important cancer prevention programs like the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Now that we have their&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/a-win-for-cancer-research-prevention/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act with a Pledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act, signed into law on December 23, 1971 by President Richard Nixon. Over the past four decades, the law has helped increase cancer research efforts and put a spotlight on cancer issues. A year after the National Cancer Act was signed, researchers pioneered bone marrow transplants to treat cancer. Seven years later, they figured out how to sequence DNA, allowing them to study the actions of specific genes. Scientists discovered the first breast cancer gene 23 years after the act was signed, and cancer deaths have been declining since the 1990s.&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/celebrate-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-national-cancer-act-with-a-pledge/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ACS CAN Celebrates Birthday and Hosts Event at NIH</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACS CAN hosted an event on September 19 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland for cancer advocates, patients and researchers to commemorate the progress being made in cancer research. The event, held at the NIH Clinical Center, was organized by local volunteers and showcased the critical role that patients and survivors play in cancer research and discoveries at NIH-funded efforts across the country. At the event, Molly Daniels, deputy president of ACS CAN, spoke about the importance of the NIH in making breakthroughs in cancer research, and the need for Congress to protect funding to continue&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-celebrates-birthday-and-hosts-event-at-nih/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham News Editorial: Congress must protect research funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We are making unprecedented progress that is changing the way we prevent and treat cancer in this country, thanks in no small part to federal investments in cancer research.&#8221; Those were the words of Dr. Ed Partrdidge, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Lisa Roth, CEO of the American Cancer Society&#8217;s Mid-South Division, in an editorial appearing in the Birmingham News. The article coincided with an event held at the University to display the important role that cancer research not only has in saving lives but also in impacting local communities. Read the full&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/birmingham-news-editorial-congress-must-protect-research-funding/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Live: ACS CAN volunteer Pam Pilgrim blogs during her day on Capitol Hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 13:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 24 at 4:45 pm Our visit with Rep. Yarmuth &#8212; with Jeanine Phillips, another volunteer&#8211; was a delight. Not only does he get it, but he is a champion for cancer research, prevention and early detection funding. It&#8217;s been a great and inspiring day. Anytime you travel to DC and meet with a member or staff, you are having an impact. While it has been a good day, it&#8217;s clear we have to keep coming back and coming back and calling and emailing. Our lawmakers need to hear from us on our issues. Tuesday, May 24 at 12:09&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/live-acs-can-volunteer-pam-pilgrim-blogs-during-her-day-on-capitol-hill/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Houston Cancer Center Event Showcases Local Impact of Congressional Funding Cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cancer community leaders came together at a unique event in Houston on Monday to call on Texas lawmakers to commit to sustained funding for cancer research efforts. Representatives from the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and U.S. Representative Gene Green convened at the MD Anderson Cancer Center to highlight the impact of Congressional funding cuts on work being done in the state of Texas and across the U.S. “Federal support of cancer research has put us on the verge of some incredible discoveries,” said Dick Woodruff, vice president of federal relations for ACS CAN. “We&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/houston-cancer-center-event-showcases-local-impact-of-congressional-funding-cuts/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of new FY11 budget on the fight against cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.acscan.org/content/impact-of-new-fy11-budget-on-the-fight-against-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acscan.org/content/impact-of-new-fy11-budget-on-the-fight-against-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now, I feel both relieved and concerned for the future in the fight against cancer. After months of partisan bickering, Congress finally passed a budget for 2011 last week &#8212; but only after making sizable cuts to cancer programs we care deeply about. We can claim one important success. Thanks to pressure from volunteers like you, Congress rejected far deeper cuts to research funding at the National Institutes of Health, which could have jeopardized promising scientific advances in the research pipeline. Unfortunately, the deal does make significant cuts to proven cancer prevention and screening programs at the Centers for&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/impact-of-new-fy11-budget-on-the-fight-against-cancer/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ACS CAN, LIVESTRONG Urge Congress to Oppose Cuts to Cancer Research and Prevention Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-livestrong-urge-congress-to-oppose-cuts-to-cancer-research-and-prevention-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-livestrong-urge-congress-to-oppose-cuts-to-cancer-research-and-prevention-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin, PhD, and LIVESTRONG Founder Lance Armstrong appear together at a press conference in Washington, D.C., to send a message to Congress that cancer patients cannot wait any longer for new livesaving treatments. Joined by National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, Seffrin and Armstrong are calling on Congress to commit to sustained federal funding for research and proven screening programs so that past progress isn’t squandered against a disease that kills an estimated 1,500 people in America each day. Also joining them is ACS CAN volunteer Tracy Elliman of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a former National&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-livestrong-urge-congress-to-oppose-cuts-to-cancer-research-and-prevention-programs/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Congress is back in Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a week spent back in their districts, Members of Congress are back in Washington, DC to continue work on this year’s budget.  The last vote on the budget included drastic cuts to cancer research, prevention and early detection programs.  But the fight is not over yet, and ACS CAN volunteers are already speaking louder and stronger against these proposed cuts. Will you invite three people &#8212; friends, family or colleagues &#8211; to join us in protecting these lifesaving cancer prevention and early detection programs? Every voice that joins our movement helps us speak louder and stronger. The more voices&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/congress-is-back-in-washington/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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