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AACI is disappointed in the FY 27 federal budget proposal released today, which would cut the National Institutes of Health budget by $5.787 billion – 12.3% below the FY 26 total. Read our statement: aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #DefendingCancerResearch #CancerResearch #FundNIH

AACI President Dr. Joann B. Sweasy, director of Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center & Immediate Past President Dr. Robert A. Winn, director of @vcumassey.bsky.social, recently appeared together on @cancerletter.com The Directors podcast. Watch it here: youtu.be/K1-sEsU7_kA #DefendingCancerResearch

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Read the latest roundup of stories highlighting the value of federally funded cancer research in AACI's #DefendingCancerResearch Digest. conta.cc/4pukWyu #CancerResearchSavesLives

Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...

In a recent @nature.com article, federal scientists warn that dismantling key agencies could put critical research, including cancer studies, at risk. Read more: #DefendingCancerResearch www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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What are #ClinicalTrials, and how do they work? Check out this overview from @nytimes.com, featuring Dr. Theresa L. Werner, deputy director of #AACImember @huntsmancancer.bsky.social. archive.is/3vv2D #DefendingCancerResearch #CancerResearchSavesLives

Cancer center directors Dr. B. Mark Evers, @ukmarkey.bsky.social, and Dr. Roy A. Jensen, @kucancercenter.bsky.social, highlight promising signs of support from #Congress in the August 2025 #AACICommentary. Read more:
conta.cc/45RgIcY #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

NIH is shrinking the number of research projects it funds due to a new Trump policy NIH plans to shrink the share of grant applications it will award for the remainder of the fiscal year, in some cases by more than half.

From the latest #DefendingCancerResearch
The National Cancer Institute plans to fund only 4% of grant applications down from 9%, increasing competition & potentially impacting cancer research progress. #CancerResearchSavesLives
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In our latest issue of #DefendingCancerResearch, we share how IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and End Lung Cancer Now are advancing early detection and immunotherapy—giving survivors like Dr. Heilbronner more time. View the full video: cancer.iu.edu/about/news/s...
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Kansas cancer research advocates are sounding the alarm over Trump's proposed budget. Here's why. • Kansas Reflector Trump's budget proposal, if enacted by Congress, would be nothing less than a wrecking ball for cancer research in the United States.

This commentary by Fred Logan, chair of the Masonic Cancer Alliance Partners Advisory Board at the @kucancercenter.bsky.social offers a timely reflection on Hill Day and the risks facing cancer research funding. kansasreflector.com/2025/06/21/k... #DefendingCancerResearch @kansasreflector.com

Saving money vs. saving lives Scientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer. They tell "Sunday Morni...

#ICYMI: "When is cancer political?" This segment from @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social features interviews with cancer center directors, researchers, and patients on the devastating effects of budget cuts to the #NIH and #NCI. www.cbsnews.com/video/saving... #DefendingCancerResearch

This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 29) A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

Tune in tomorrow (June 29) at 9 am ET for @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy "Sunday Morning," where cancer researchers and patients tell senior contributor Ted Koppel how budget cuts are threatening lifesaving #CancerResearch. cbsnews.com/news/this-we... #DefendingCancerResearch #CancerResearchSavesLives

Kentucky has made huge strides in fighting cancer. NIH cuts threaten that progress | Opinion OpEd: Many of Markey’s clinical trials funded by the NIH give Kentucky patients access to the latest treatments — including those for rare, aggressive, and treatment-resistant cancers — without leavin...

#ICYMI: @ukmarkey.bsky.social director and AACI board member, Dr. B. Mark Evers, authored an #OpEd in @kentucky.com on how cuts to #NIH funding in KY threaten progress against #cancer. Read it here: www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e... #DefendingCancerResearch #CancerResearchSavesLives #FundNIH #FundNCI

Defending Cancer Research Email from Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) June 20, 2025 Digest ISSUE 5: JUNE 20, 2025 The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) connects over 100 academic cancer centers t

AACI's latest #DefendingCancerResearch digest hit inboxes earlier today, with news stories, videos, & AACI's response to the FY2026 federal budget, which could cut funding for #CancerResearch by up to 40%. Please read & share widely: conta.cc/449TSeJ #CancerResearchSavesLives #FundNIH #FundNCI

High school student & cancer researcher Matthew Chen went to D.C. to urge lawmakers including Sen. Jerry Moran to oppose cuts to the NIH the NCI. In the Kansas City Star he explains why stakes are high. kansascity.com/opinion/read... #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

AACI is pleased to support the Knock Out Cancer Act, sponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI). Read Rep. Fitzpatrick's press release here: fitzpatrick.house.gov/_cache/files... #KOCancerAct #CancerResearchSavesLives #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNCI

Trans Women in Competitive Sports; 100 Years of 100 Things: Cancer Research; A Roundtable on the State of U.S. Cancer Research | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Parsing the Facts of Trans Women in Competitive Sports; 100 Years of 100 Things: Cancer Research; A Roundtable on the State of U.S. Cancer Research

#ICYMI: Two segments on The Brian Lehrer Show on @wnyc.org this morning addressed #CancerResearch, from a century of advances to the funding cuts that could jeopardize future discoveries. Listen here: www.wnyc.org/story/the-br... #FundNIH #FundNCI #CancerResearchSavesLives #DefendingCancerResearch

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Close to 200 members of AACI and the @theaacr.bsky.social + patient advocates from all walks of life registered for the 2025 AACI/AACR Hill Day, more than doubling previous records. #AACIOnTheHill #AACROnTheHill #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch #UnitedByCancerResearch #NCRM25

Thank you, @wassermanschultz.house.gov, panelists, and patient advocates, for participating in today's #CongressionalBriefing co-hosted by AACI & @theaacr.bsky.social in partnership with the House #CancerCaucus. Photo credit: Vera LaMarche-Lewis. #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

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Tell #Congress to reject the Trump administration's FY2026 budget proposal and prevent more cuts to critical funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute. The lives of Americans depend on it. votervoice.net/AACI/Campaig... #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

The recent uncertainties in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have profoundly affected cancer trainees at all levels, write Drs. Larisa Nonn and Jan Kitajewski in the May 2025 #AACICommentary. Read their call to action: conta.cc/4jXr53y #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

Trump Medical Research Cuts Put Top Appropriator in Tough Spot House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole must navigate a path forward as medical advocacy groups warn the Trump administration’s push to slash $18 billion at the National Institutes of Health ...

“I think long term the research saves lives and saves money,” said House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) in Bloomberg Government. AACI and @theaacr.bsky.social call on Rep. Cole and #Congress to stand up for biomedical research. #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch

AACI is deeply disappointed in the 2026 budget blueprint released today by President Trump. Under the proposed budget, funding for the NIH would be cut from about $48 billion to $27 billion. Read our statement: aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Today Dr. Barry Sleckman, director of UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, is speaking about the value of federally-funded cancer research during a Senate appropriations hearing. Tune in at the link: www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio... #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

Dr. Yolanda Sanchez of University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center describes how federal investments in cancer research through the NIH the NCI
have increased survivorship and quality of life for people with cancer. #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI
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In this week's #DefendingCancerResearch Digest, AACI is sharing news on the impact of funding and staff cuts at NIH and NCI on #CancerResearch and #PatientCare. Read it here and share widely: conta.cc/43Icx2L #FundNIH #FundNCI

The Importance of NIH and NCI Funding for Cancer Research and Care - Dr. Tammara Watts Tammara L. Watts, MD, PhD, of Duke Cancer Institute, talked with AACI about the importance of federal investments in cancer research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Dr. Tammara Watts of @dukecancer.bsky.social emphasizes the value of funding for NCI and NIH in expanding treatment options for patients with head and neck cancer. bit.ly/3XJ2M0m #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

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AACI is deeply troubled by ongoing workforce reductions and plans to downsize #HHS by terminating an additional 10,000 employees across the department's agencies, including #NIH. Read and share our statement: aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #AACIStatement #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

ICYMI: The first issue of AACI's Defending Cancer Research Digest is now available.

Read it here and please share widely: bit.ly/4hEZ9zL. #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

NEW: Baldwin, Welch Announce Former NIH Director, Researchers, Clinical Trial Patients as Witnesses for Forum on Trump’s NIH Cuts | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the...

Tomorrow (3/26) at 2:30 pm ET, bsky.app/profile/bald... (D-WI) & Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) are hosting a forum to raise awareness of devastating cuts to #NIH #research funding for #cancer, #AltzheimersDisease & #ALS. www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r... #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI

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#ICYMI: For "Our Region's Business," Bill Flanagan interviewed AACI Executive Director Jennifer W. Pegher on the impact of investments in NIH & NCI in #Pittsburgh & #nationwide. Check out our email for the video link & key takeaways. conta.cc/4iFPBG2 #FundNIH #FundNCI #DefendingCancerResearch