Clinton Proposes Increasing Breast Cancer Research, Treatment Funding By $300M Annually

Main Category: Breast Cancer
Article Date: 08 Apr 2008 - 6:00 PDT

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) recently told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that if elected president, she would increase breast cancer research and treatment funding by $300 million annually and set a goal of finding a cure for the disease within 10 years, the AP/Google.com reports. On DeGeneres' show, which is scheduled to air on Monday, Clinton also said she would eliminate Medicare copayments for mammograms and introduce other initiatives to help more low-income women access mammograms and other screenings.

Clinton said she would increase funding for breast cancer programs at NIH, the National Cancer Institute and the Defense Department's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. According to Clinton's plan, the research would focus on finding treatments and examining genetic and environmental causes of the disease. In addition, she plans to propose a new program looking at racial disparities in breast cancer diagnoses and treatment (AP/Google.com, 4/7).

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