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Lung Cancer Alliance Announces Legislative Milestone

...Unveiled during the 408 for Senate consideration.

Congressman Clay Shaw (R-FL) introduced H.Res.

739, a similar resolution, in the House of Representatives.

Laurie Fenton, President of the "This is tremendous," she said.

"It is the first time we have the House and Senate recognizing that This must be addressed as a disease - not a punishment." The bipartisan resolution requests the President to declare It lays out a multi -agency action blueprint emphasizing the need for a carefully coordinated approach among the federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Department of Defense.

Currently, Only $1,829 is spent per By comparison, breast cancer research receives $23,474 per estimated death, and prostate cancer receives $14,369.

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