C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition is pleased to help announce the introduction of the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2007 (HR 1738).
The legislation, sponsored by United States Representatives Kaye Granger (R-TX) and Albert Wynn (D-MD), was formally announced at an event on March 28, 2007 marking National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. C3 joined the event along with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation (CRPF) and Hadassah to show our combined support for the bill.
“With 52,000 Americans expected to die from colorectal cancer in 2007 alone; it is vital that we begin to properly invest in research, prevention and treatment in order to save lives,” said Carlea Bauman, Executive Director of C3: The Colorectal Cancer Coalition. “Colorectal cancer patients have been neglected for too long, but through legislation like this, we will see progress against this terrible disease.”
This bi-partisan legislation would establish a program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and would authorize $50 million in funding for grants to the states. The grants would be used to conduct programs to provide vital colon cancer screenings, information and follow-up services to those ages 50-64, with a focus on those most at risk, such as low-income, uninsured and underinsured men and women.
Read the press release announcing the introduction of this legislation.
