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Goal and Objectives
Our goal is to mobilize public support for cancer research so
that we can accelerate the nation’s progress toward the
prevention and cure of cancer. Toward that end, our objectives
are to:
- Demonstrate the benefits of cancer research;
- Illustrate the need for answers to this terrible disease;
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- Explain the investment needed for the task ahead.
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TIME Magazine
TIME Magazine’s April 22 cover story, "How Medical Testing Has
Turned Millions of Us Into Human Guinea Pigs" provided
Friends of Cancer Research an opportunity to highlight the
need for, and benefits of, clinical trials. On behalf of
Friends, General Norman Schwarzkopf sent TIME a Letter to
the Editor, the text of which follows, which will printed in
the May 13 edition.
The main article, "At Your Own Risk…Some patients join
clinical trials out of desperation, others to help medicine
advance. Who is to blame if they get sick – or even die?" used
a vaccine trial for malignant melanoma that went seriously
wrong to launch a discussion about the clinical trial system
and what steps might be taken to improve it.
"As a survivor of prostate cancer, I owe my life to
those on the frontline of medical research, the courageous
clinical trial participants. But to those researchers who
use shoddy procedures and put their patients at risk, as
well as those institutions whose lax oversight undermines
public trust, shame! Without well-designed research
efforts, fully informed patients and strict oversight, we
will not be able to find and develop the medicines and
therapies we desperately need to treat debilitating
diseases. I am all for clinical trials done the right
way."
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, US. Army, Retired
Board Member,
Friends of Cancer Research
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ASCO Convention
Friends is looking forward to participating in the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. We are excited to announce that Ellen Sigal, Ph.D. and General Norman H. Schwarzkopf have been chosen by ASCO to receive Special Recognition Awards for their outstanding work in mobilizing public support for cancer research. Ellen and the General will be presented with their awards during the Opening Ceremonies of the meeting on Saturday, May 18th at 9:15am at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, FL.
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Prospects for the NIH Budget
Friends learned this week from senior Capitol Hill
sources that the prospects for Congress responding favorably
to the President’s strong FY03 budget request for the National
Institutes of Health are very good. While substantial pressure
is being put on appropriators from several fronts related to
the war on terrorism and the government has returned to
deficit spending, speculation is that the Congress will stay
on track with regard to the doubling effort. Friends
will continue its strategic education campaign with key
policymakers and opinion leaders to ensure that Congress
fulfills the bipartisan agreement.
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Ellen Sigal |
Marlene Malek |
Beth Mendelson |
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