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Article: CONGRESS PASSES SEN. REED'S CONQUER CHILDHOOD CANCER ACT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 18, 2008
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The office of Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., issued the following news release:
In an effort to expand research programs aimed at preventing childhood cancer, the U.S. Senate last night passed S. 911, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act. Authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), this legislation authorizes $150 million over a five year period to expand childhood cancer research and increase services to patients and families affected by the disease. It also creates a national childhood cancer registry to track pediatric cancer. Researchers would be able to contact patients within weeks, enroll them in research studies, and follow up with them over time.
Each year, over 12,000 American children are ...