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Government support of cancer research and cancer care health benefits
Author(s) -
Mack Connie
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19931101)72:9+<2859::aid-cncr2820721518>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , medicine , cancer , food and drug administration , public relations , health care , cancer prevention , administration (probate law) , public administration , political science , environmental health , law , philosophy , linguistics
As the federal government struggles to meet evergrowing budgetary constraints, the need for research into the causes of and potential therapies for treating cancer demands the urgent attention of Congressional leaders. This will require innovative, cost‐effective approaches to address the unique needs of cancer researchers, physicians, and patients. As a new member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, I will be in the forefront of this important debate; as a cancer survivor, I will approach this new assignment with a deep personal conviction. Key issues in the fight against cancer will focus on the way to make cancer screening available to all Americans, the National Cancer Institute Bypass Budget, and the process by which the Food and Drug Administration approves new therapies.