President Bush Designates April Cancer Control Month – Join ASH’s Advocacy Campaign to Increase NIH Funding

April 5, 2007 – On March 29th President Bush issued a proclamation designating April as Cancer Control Month with the purpose of creating “an opportunity to educate all Americans about cancer, to raise awareness about treatments, and to renew our commitment to fighting this deadly disease.” The president noted in his proclamation that, while great strides have been made in combating cancer in recent years, millions of Americans continue to live with the disease, and it remains the second leading cause of death in the United States. While ASH welcomes the president’s announcement, the Society believes that essential to fighting cancer is a commitment to providing federal funding of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support cancer research. Please visit the ASH Advocacy Center and join us in urging Congress to provide the NIH with adequate funding in the coming year.