As a lung cancer survivor, I’m deeply alarmed by proposed federal cuts to cancer research. Research creates life-saving treatments, and data collection that people like me depend on. Reduced funding means fewer scientific advances and the loss of dedicated researchers studying lung cancer.
This year, 226,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and approximately 125,000 will lose their lives to it — making it the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. These numbers underscore the urgent need for continued investment that have made progress in our fight against lung cancer.
From 1940 to 2010, 16 lung cancer drugs gained FDA approval. Since then, more than 37 have been approved as a direct result of sustained and increased investment in medical research.
We have built momentum. We are saving lives. Slashing investments reverses and leave people like me, other survivors and our families abandoned.
Congress must act to protect funding. Our lives depend on it.
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