ACS CAN: Tell Congress to increase - not cut - funding for cancer research and prevention programs.

With more than 11 million cancer survivors alive today, there is no doubt about the lifesaving benefits of cancer research.

Now is not the time to settle for our current gains or halt our progress. The next cancer breakthrough is waiting to be discovered. Tell Congress to increase — not cut — funding for cancer research and prevention programs. The millions of families who face cancer every day are counting on it.

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CAMPAIGN UPDATE December 21, 2011
A Win for Cancer Research & Prevention!

Together we fought for cancer research funding, and weve 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,... Read more.

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