Colon Cancer

C3 Asks Congress to Increase Funding for Colorectal Cancer Research

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 1st, 2010

Carlea Bauman, President of the C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition testified this morning to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about the urgent need for more funding for colorectal cancer research.

Ms. Bauman asked the Subcommittee to fund the Department of Defense's (DoD) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) at $50 million in fiscal year 2011. C3 is making the request for funding along with other advocacy groups representing the eight research areas in the PRCRP. The program, funded through the DoD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) supports high-quality cancer research, concentrating its resources on...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-06-01)

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