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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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FY03 Budget Update
Friends of Cancer Research once again applauds President
Bush for his strong support of the National Institutes of
Health by proposing a continuation of the doubling effort.
Having lost his sister to leukemia at an early age, the
President intimately understands how necessary innovative
research is and the hope it provides people of all ages who
are suffering from debilitating diseases. His advocacy is
critical and greatly appreciated.
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Congressional Support
The FY03 federal budget may be the tightest in years as the
government returns to deficit spending. Programs hardest hit
will be those that fall into the domestic discretionary area.
This means that as advocates for an increase in the NIH
budget, we must be aggressive and strategic in our advocacy as
we compete with a broad range of interests reaching for
shrinking funds.
In FY02, the Congress continued on the doubling path by
providing $23.285 billion for the NIH, of which the National
Cancer Institute is receiving $4.19 billion. Friends
will continue its aggressive education campaign both inside
and outside the beltway to ensure that Members who play a
significant role in determining the budget numbers understand
how the valuable federal dollars appropriated in the past four
budget cycles have been invested. The "doubling effort" was
not only the right political decision but, more importantly, a
decision based on sound science.
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Town Hall Meetings As we
have done in years past, Friends, with the
participation of its distinguished board, will conduct
outreach to policymakers and opinion leaders about the growing
needs of the cancer research community. We will pursue
high-level meetings with senior officials in the
Administration and on Capitol Hill. We will also be taking our
education campaign on the road to visit some of the nation’s
premier cancer institutes where we will be conducting town
hall meetings. The schedule for these events will be provided
once the sites have been identified.
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Ellen Sigal |
Marlene Malek |
Beth Mendelson |
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