Congress: Cancer research save lives. Support more funding for cancer research.

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Dear [Decision Maker],

As a constituent and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, I'm asking you to please support increased funding for cancer research and prevention programs in the FY2020 budget, and save more lives from cancer.

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Over the last several years, bipartisan support for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) has shown how Congress can work together to make a difference. Yet despite the recent funding increases, NIH and NCI are still feeling the effects of 12 years of stagnant budgets that followed the end of the five-year doubling effort in FY 2003. I ask that you please continue the trend of making medical and cancer research funding a priority when considering the FY2020 bills. I ask you to support a funding level of at least $41.6 billion in FY2020 for the NIH and a funding level of at least $6.5 billion in FY2020 for the NCI. These investments have long enjoyed strong bipartisan support and have led to incredible understanding of how to detect, diagnose and treat cancer that still claims the lives of more than 600,000 Americans each year.

I also ask that you support proven cancer prevention, screening and early detection programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These state-based cancer programs play an indispensable role in the prevention, detection and treatment of a variety of cancers including breast, cervical, colorectal, skin, ovarian, and prostate. In other words, they save lives. I ask you to support $555 million for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention cancer programs, including $70 million for cancer registries, in the FY2020 funding bill.

Please continue to lead the strong bipartisan support for cancer research and prevention programs in the FY2020 budget, and save more lives from cancer.

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