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:
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#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
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
#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
The president's final #budget proposal for FY 2026 slashes federal #funding for HHS, NIH & NCI. These drastic budget cuts will have devastating consequences for millions of Americans with #cancer. Read our response: 2025-06-01-FY-2026-Budget-Cuts-Threaten-Cancer-Research.pdf #FundNIH #FundNCI
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Our leadership team is on Capitol Hill for the @aacicancer.bsky.social and @theaacr.bsky.social Hill Day, where they're meeting with members of Congress to discuss the importance of cancer research funding for the NCI and NIH!
#AACROnTheHill #AACIOnTheHill #FundNIH #FundNCI
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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
“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
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
We are hosting our annual joint #HillDay with AACR on May 22 in DC! Cancer center leaders, researchers, oncologists & advocates will urge #Congress to restore critical NIH & NCI funding. Register: aaci-cancer.org/2025-hill-da... #CancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI #Advocacy
Dr. Eneida Nemecek, associate director of clinical research at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, emphasizes the importance of funding for the NCI and NIH to improve treatment and access for patients across the U.S. youtu.be/XacWxKc9whkD... #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
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
AACI and the AACR are hosting their annual joint #HillDay on May 22 in DC. Cancer center leaders, researchers, oncologists & advocates will urge #Congress to restore critical NIH & NCI funding. aaci-cancer.org/2025-hill-da... #CancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI #Advocacy
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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
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
Via @statnews.com: "The policy changes strike at a time when progress against cancer is at a high point. Federal investment has seeded a plethora of new therapies and driven a rapid decline in cancer deaths." #DefendingCancerReseach #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
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🚨AACI urges U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to ensure stable, uninterrupted #funding for the National Institutes of Health & National Cancer Institute. #Cancer patients' lives are at risk. ow.ly/Fthy50VloT8 #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI #MAHA
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"Patients need solutions now. Every minute, every day, every breakthrough matters," writes Loriana Hernández-Aldama, a
member of Dr. Robert A. Winn's AACI presidential initiative committee. Read more in the March 2025 #AACICommentary. conta.cc/429RW5X #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI
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AACI strongly opposes the indiscriminate firing of thousands of dedicated public servants across government health agencies. Sweeping cuts to funding and staff undermine cancer research. Read our full statement here: www.aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #FundNIH #FundNCI #CancerResearch #FiredFeds
