Saturday, March 7, 2009

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR PANCAN

Thought some of you guys might be interested in reading this!!


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET IS
ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR THE PANCREATIC CANCER COMMUNITY:

A STATEMENT FROM THE PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.– (February 27 , 2009) –The following is a statement in response to President Obama’s 2010 proposed budget from Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the only national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure.

“We applaud President Obama for holding his campaign promise of doubling cancer research during his administration and making cancer research a priority by including in the 2010 proposed budget $6 billion in cancer research funding through the National Institute of Health.

“This is a critical step in renewing the broad fight against cancer and is encouraging news for the pancreatic cancer community. We now need to ensure funding is dedicated to conquering the most complex issues facing the research community and make significant progress with the deadliest cancers, such as pancreatic, where very little improvement has been made in the past thirty years.

“Today, approximately 95 percent of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within five years. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network remains hopeful that a significant increase in funding will ultimately lead to early detection tools and effective treatment options currently lacking for pancreatic cancer patients and increase survival of the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.”

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