Back on
September 19th, with bipartisan support the US House of Representatives passed
the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, directing the National Cancer Institute
to target the most deadly cancers. Priority status was given to pancreatic and
lung cancer.
Lung and
Pancreatic Cancer are the “deadliest cancers”. Pancreatic is the ‘Most Deadly
Cancer’ with 5 year survival rates at 4%. Lung cancer is the top cancer killer
in the US killing over 160,000 annually with a 5 year survival rate of 15%. I'm sorry to pop anyone's 'pink bubble' but lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer.
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The Congressional
Budget Office has determined that this bill would have “no significant
budgetary effect during the 2013-2017 period” because it only refocuses already
established funding within NIH.
Before
recessing for the Presidential elections, the US Senate did not vote on this
legislation. Congress returned yesterday, November 13th, for
unfinished business.
I
encourage you to write, email or call your ‘current’ Senators encouraging them to
vote to pass the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act (S. 3566).
You can
easily find mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and on-line ‘contact
form’ of your US Senators at Senators of the 112th Congress.
Thank
you!
health
lung cancer
If yearly check-ups would/could include lung and pancreas screenings, if just on a low level, the percentage of survival rates would increase. I think the only reason I am doing as well is due to finding it because I had a perforated ulcer. Neither are fun...but having one found the other...
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Amen, Jackie! My story began with a routine physical check up and an x-ray ... like way too many I had no symptoms. By the time there are symptoms then there are too often less options.
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