Kathy Flaherty: Cancer hits hard; together we can fight it
We’re all just “one degree” from someone with cancer. Each of us has a relative, friend or co-worker who has battled the disease. Many of us have fought cancer ourselves. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working to save more lives from cancer by boosting the nation’s investment in life-saving cancer research.
We’re asking Congress to increase medical research funding at National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $6 billion over two years, including $1 billion for cancer research at National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Cancer strikes one in two men and one in three women in their lifetimes. Thanks to innovative cancer treatments, nearly 15 million cancer survivors are living today.
Life-saving cancer treatments have one thing in common – they begin with basic research often made possible by federal investments. NIH and NCI fund promising research projects. These projects not only save lives, they create jobs across the country.
Join us at www.OneDegreeProject.org to increase cancer research funding and save more lives. Share your One Degree. Cancer hits hard. Together we can fight back.
Kathy Flaherty, Volunteer, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Atwater
This story was originally published June 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Kathy Flaherty: Cancer hits hard; together we can fight it."