ASCO Applauds Congress for Providing Additional $2 Billion in NIH Funding

May 2, 2017 – On May 1, Congress announced a bipartisan 2017 budget deal that contains a $2 billion increase in medical research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $475 million more for the National Cancer Institute. The budget also maintains funding for cancer control programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, and protects tobacco control measures at … (leggi tutto)