We respectfully urge you to not advance the Senate’s Innovation for Healthier Americans bills or the House’s 21st Century Cures Act during the lame duck session of Congress. While the House version of the legislation provides additional funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both the House and the Senate versions contain more controversial measures which would lower safety and approval standards for drugs and medical devices at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By Diana Zuckerman, September 23-25, 2016. Published in newspapers across the country, this syndicated column discusses the changes needed to improve the Affordable Care Act.
Ovarian cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in women in the U.S. Approximately 21,000 women will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer in 2015. Find out about the treatment options.
Federal employees can learn more about the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund (CFC #11967) when we’re at CFC events.
As a member of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund recently signed on to a letter to the FDA regarding advertising of “natural” tobacco.