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May 3, 2025, 11:33

Lisa A Lacasse: ACS CAN Calls on the president for Reversal of HHS Cuts Impacting Cancer Research

Lisa A Lacasse, President at American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Today, the president released his proposed budget for FY26 which contains a 26.2% cut to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This includes a 37% cut to the National Institutes of Health and eliminates the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on the president to reverse course and protect the programs and services at HHS that have made our country a global leader in cancer research.

Additionally, it is crucial that Congress comes together in a bipartisan manner to protect and enhance funding for cancer research.

Returning to funding levels from two decades ago – and three decades ago when accounting for biomedical inflation – will set this nation back dramatically in our ability to reduce death and suffering from a disease that is expected to kill more than 618,000 Americans this year alone.

For the past 50 years, every significant medical breakthrough, especially in the treatment of cancer, has been linked to sustained federal investment in research. This commitment has contributed to the remarkable statistic of over 18 million cancer survivors currently living in the U.S. today. Moving backwards in funding would not only stall scientific breakthroughs but also impact our ability to combat the rising incidence of cancer nationwide.

With more than 2 million people in America expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, now is the time to strengthen, not weaken, our commitment to ending cancer as we know it, for everyone.”

Further Reading:

One Hand Gives, Another Takes? Trump, Musk, Congress and Childhood Cancer Research Funding