Leading Cancer Organizations Express Profound Concern Over Proposed Elimination of CDC’s Cancer Prevention Division
Understanding and reducing cancer rates;Implementing evidence-based prevention strategies;Supporting early detection programs that save lives;Providing free and low-cost cancer screenings;Educating patients and healthcare providers about cancer risks; andImproving cancer outcomes for all Americans.This proposed cut directly contradicts the Administration’s stated health priorities and would represent a devastating setback in our collective fight against cancer. The elimination of this division would leave critical gaps in our public health infrastructure that cannot be readily filled by other entities. State health departments and other organizations play a crucial role in the collection of data and in supplementing the work of the DCPC, but the federal government creates the infrastructure that encourages efficiency, data exchange, and effective collaboration; the CDC’s cancer efforts showcase our federated model of government at its best.
We strongly urge Secretary Kennedy, Director Vought, and Congress to reject this proposal and instead strengthen our national commitment to cancer prevention and control. The health of millions of Americans depends on maintaining and enhancing these vital programs.
- Fight Colorectal Cancer
- Melanoma Research Foundation
- Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Susan G. Komen
- ZERO Prostate Cancer