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Investing in research today prevents suffering tomorrow & ensures our national scientific standing. We cannot turn away from millions counting on American ingenuity to live healthier lives. #ASCOAdvocacy #SaveResearchStopCancer

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September 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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America’s legacy of advances in cancer, powered by fed research funding, transformed care & saved countless lives. Our legacy is a light of hope for patients & families. We must not abandon it. #SaveResearchStopCancer #ASCOAdvocacy

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August 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Stable federal funding is about more than discovering future innovations. Uncertainty is driving delays in clinical trials that mean patients are left waiting for the potential breakthrough they desperately need.

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January 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Our current cycle of funding uncertainty puts decades of progress at risk & will cost researchers & patients alike.

We thank the House for passing the FY26 LHHS funding bill & urge the Senate to follow suit: brnw.ch/21wZkOT
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January 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Federal funding cuts jeopardize America's leadership in cancer innovation. Cuts slow progress, cost future discoveries, increase dependence on foreign treatments, & gamble with health of all. #ASCOAdvocacy #SaveResearchStopCancer

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September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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50 years ago, colorectal cancer was often found too late. Thanks to federally funded research & common screening tools (colonoscopies/stool tests), we've slashed mortality rates by 50%.

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September 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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There are 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S. That’s 6x more than there were 50 years ago, thanks to decades of progress driven in large part by federally funded research. We can’t go back.

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September 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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NCI’s work mapping genetic alterations paved the way for precision therapies that attack cancer based on its genetic signature and save lives.

Tell your lawmakers to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wYcX3
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December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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In 1991, US cancer death rates hit an all-time high. Advances in early detection & treatment helped bring mortality rates down, averting 4.5 million deaths.

Tell your lawmakers to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wXB3j
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November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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50 years ago, surviving cancer was a rarity. Federally funded research changed that for millions of Americans. But progress is now at risk. Unstable funding threatens to halt future breakthroughs #SaveResearchStopCancer #ASCOAdvocacy

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August 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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There are 18 million US cancer survivors today, a 5x increase since 1971. Federal research funding has delivered for Americans in the form of extended lives & healthier futures. #ASCOAdvocacy #SaveResearchStopCancer

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September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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For nearly 50 years, robust federal commitment to cancer research has saved countless lives. We can’t stop now.

Congress must pass a budget that ensures predictable funding to secure the next American cancer breakthroughs: brnw.ch/21wYRO3
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January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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The 5-year survival rate for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has risen from 22% in 1970s to over 70% today, thanks to NCI-led research.

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December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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For decades, chemotherapy & radiation meant weeks in hospital enduring harsh side effects. Today's treatments, developed from fed funded research, offer better outcomes & quality of life. We can’t go back.

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September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Since 1970s, 5-year survival rate for non-small cell lung cancer has more than doubled, thanks to therapies developed in large part through federally funded research.

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December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Advances in immunotherapy have led to a 5x increase in 5-year survival rates for metastatic melanoma. This incredible progress was driven in part by federally funded research. We can’t go back.

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September 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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#CancerResearch progress is not guaranteed. As the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Save Research campaign highlights, continued federal investment is critical to supporting researchers, fueling innovation, & advancing #ClinicalTrials. More: https://bit.ly/3V9APjK #SaveResearchStopCancer
‘Save Research’ Campaign Champions Federal Funding
ASCO members are leading the way to make sure Congress understands the critical importance of federal cancer research funding before the September 30 federal funding deadline.    
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September 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Unpredictable federal funding is accelerating a cancer “brain drain,” pushing top American talent to international competitors.

Congress must provide sustained funding to support the next gen of research innovators: brnw.ch/21wZ1G3
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January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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In the 1980s, fed funded researchers uncovered HER2’s role in aggressive breast cancer & transformed treatment: today >85% of women w/ HER2+ #bcsm survive 5+ years.

Tell Congress to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wYAxV
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December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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#ASCOQLTY25 findings demonstrate that federally funded cancer clinical trials help ensure essential areas of cancer care--early-phase research, multimodality treatments, dose de-escalation trials, rare & pediatric cancers--continue to be studied: www.asco.org/practice-pat... #SaveResearchStopCancer
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM