ASCO and Other Oncology, Medical Societies Speak Out Against White House’s Proposed Budget Cuts

May 24, 2017 – On May 23, President Trump presented the White House’s fiscal year 2018 budget request, which proposes a $7.18 billion cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-a budget decrease of 21%. In addition, it cuts the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s chronic disease program by nearly 20% and reduces Medicaid funding by more than $600 billion. ASCO President Daniel Hayes, MD, FACP, FASCO, released the following statement in response to .. (leggi tutto)