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IT'S OFFICIAL! LUNG CANCER ALLIANCE HAILS LANDMARK VICTORY!

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS HIGH MORTALITY CANCER BILL INTO LAW

Lung Cancer and Pancreatic Cancers Now Research Priorities

  Washington, DC [January 3, 2013]-- Just hours before the end of the 112th Congress, constitutional deadline for approval of a bill passed by that Congress, President Barak Obama today signed into law the first legislation requiring comprehensive plans of research action for high mortality cancers, with lung and pancreatic cancers given priority status for expedited attention.

This landmark legislation, included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, requires the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop scientific frameworks for addressing cancers with survival rates of less than 50%, with first priority attention to lung and pancreatic cancers. The framework must be sent to Congress within 18 months.

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9th Annual 5K Run/Walk and Little Lungs Fun Run was a big success.

Click here to view photos from our 5K on our Facebook page.

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Help in the fight against lung cancer

Please take time to remember your loved ones who have died, and honor those living with this disease. In recent years survival rates have been improving due to targeted treatments and increasing clinical trials. Let's raise awareness so we can continue to improve lung cancer patient's survival rates.

Help us continue with our mission of helping patients and help in the fight against lung cancer by donating to GFLCF. Any amount will be appreciated.

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Redford, MI 48240

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