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Our Goal: Increase Federal Funding
To increase the survival rate and outcomes for patients, we need more innovative research to develop early detection tools and better treatment options. Since approximately 80 percent of all pancreatic cancer research funding comes from the federal government, we need the full support of Congress. And remember, Congress works for YOU, their constituents.
Our Legislative Priorities
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network urges the 116th Congress to:
- Ensure lifesaving medical research continues by funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at $41.6 billion for FY 2020, including $6.5 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
- Make the nation’s deadliest cancer a priority by creating a dedicated pancreatic cancer research program within the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.
- Monitor and support the implementation of the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act – making certain the updates to Congress include critical next steps and recommendations to advance the field of pancreatic cancer research.
- Join the Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers to support and raise awareness about the nation’s deadliest cancers.
Our Call to Action
Ask Congress to create a dedicated research program at the DoD.
There is progress being made. But with a five-year survival rate of just 9 percent, we don’t have a moment to waste. We know that a robust federal research program with additional resources will lead to improved patient outcomes.
We need a new line of defense – a dedicated pancreatic cancer research program at the DoD. You have the power to help make this happen.
To learn more, check out our fact sheet.
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You speak. Congress listens. Progress happens. You are the reason Congress has increased funding for the NIH and the DoD’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) the last four years. But we need to do more – now!
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