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Article: Statement of the American Cancer Society on the Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act
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- U.S. Newswire
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- July 10, 2002
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WASHINGTON, July 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a
statement of the American Cancer Society on the Eliminate Colorectal
Cancer Act:
"The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee did
the country a great service today by standing up for the rights of
patients in passing the Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act (S.710),
introduced by Senators Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) and Edward Kennedy (D-
Mass.). In moving this legislation forward, Senator Kennedy and other
members of the Committee put patients first and took a significant
step toward reducing the numbers of Americans who die needlessly
every year from colorectal cancer (commonly known as colon cancer).
"The bill, along with its ...