Take Action to Support HR 1738 for Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment
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.
This news article was originally posted on March 29th, 2007 and was accurate at the time of publication. Since then, information may have changed or links may now be outdated. Please call our Answer Line 1-877-427-2111 for the latest information, or talk to your doctor before making any medical decisions.
Posted by Joe Arite on March 29th, 2007
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Kevin Carney
May 15, 2007 at 6:02pm
Divorce this program from profit generation however.
Joseph Asbury, MD
May 15, 2007 at 6:45pm
Colorectal cancer is a killer. More needs to be done to improve screening, especially among the more vulnerable of our population.
Jennifer Mackinnon, M.D.
May 17, 2007 at 1:02pm
I am a physician in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital. I find it repulsive that our patients are waiting over one year for a colonoscopy for even significant clinical finding such as blood in stools, iron deficient anemia, chronic abdominal pain, chronic diarrhrea and chronic constipation. For screening colonoscopies, we cannot even provide them. This is an outrage when we are talking about the money we spend in other health and non-health related arenas!