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May is National Cancer Research Month
In a
bipartisan show of support for cancer
research, the U.S. Congress has declared May
as National Cancer Research Month.
The American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR) secured resolutions from the U.S.
Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to
raise awareness of the critical advances in
cancer research made by its 27,000 members,
and its efforts to ensure a secure future
for continued progress against a group of
diseases which strike half of all men and
one in three women.
“There are ten million cancer survivors
alive in America today due to advances in
cancer research. Through this congressional
designation we will bring heightened
awareness to progress in cancer research and
emphasize the importance of continued
discovery in medical science,” said Margaret
Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), AACR chief
executive officer.
“AACR
is grateful to our friends in Congress who
are committed to working with the cancer
community in our joint mission to conquer
cancer.”
The National Cancer Research Month Senate
Resolution 394 was sponsored by Sen. Arlen
Specter (R-PA), Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-CA), and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).
The House Resolution 448 was sponsored by
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) with support from
Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY), Rep. Joe Baca
(D-CA) and Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). Both
resolutions were passed by unanimous
consent.
The full text of S. Res. 394 and H. Res. 448
may be found by searching
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://thomas.loc.gov/.
“Preventing and ultimately finding a cure
for cancer is a major public health
challenge,” said Rep. Baldwin, as noted in
the Congressional Record for Oct. 15, 2007.
“Providing
a National Cancer Research Month will remind
us that basic, clinical, epidemiological,
and behavioral research are integral to
identifying causes and developing strategies
for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and
cures for cancer.”
“While acknowledging and putting aside this
month is important, what is even more
important is continuing to support the
research of those caring, compassionate
health care professionals who will one day
find the cure for all cancer,” said Rep.
Fossella.
“That should be our wish and national goal
and priority.”
Recent advances in science and technology,
such as the mapping of the human genome,
have dramatically increased our
understanding of the genes and biological
pathways involved in changing normal cells
into cancer cells.
With this new knowledge, scientists are able
to identify people at risk for cancer long
before the disease has a chance to form, and
to develop targeted therapies and better
prevention strategies.
Advanced imaging and other new technologies
give doctors and researchers a growing
toolbox with which to fight cancer and help
patients.
While cancer research is yielding real and
significant improvements in the diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of many forms of
the disease, federal funding for cancer
research is declining.
The AACR urges the U.S. Congress to make
cancer research a national priority and to
keep federal research funding intact and
robust to ensure continued progress against
cancer in the future.
The mission of the American Association for
Cancer Research is to prevent and cure
cancer. Founded in 1907, AACR is the world's
oldest and largest professional organization
dedicated to advancing cancer research.
The
membership includes nearly 27,000 basic,
translational, and clinical researchers;
health care professionals; and cancer
survivors and advocates in the United States
and more than 70 other countries.
AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise
from the cancer community to accelerate
progress in the prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of cancer through high-quality
scientific and educational programs. It
funds innovative, meritorious research
grants.
The AACR Annual Meeting attracts more than
17,000 participants who share the latest
discoveries and developments in the field.
Special Conferences throughout the year
present novel data across a wide variety of
topics in cancer research, treatment, and
patient care.
AACR publishes five major peer-reviewed
journals: Cancer Research;
Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular
Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer
Research; and Cancer Epidemiology,
Biomarkers & Prevention.
Its most recent publication and its sixth
major journal, Cancer Prevention Research,
is the only journal worldwide dedicated
exclusively to cancer prevention, from
preclinical research to clinical trials. The
AACR also publishes CR, a magazine
for cancer survivors, patient advocates,
their families, physicians, and scientists.
CR provides a forum for sharing
essential, evidence-based information and
perspectives on progress in cancer research,
survivorship, and advocacy.
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