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flashl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-31-08 07:08 AM
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US cancer researchers attack federal budget cuts
CHICAGO (AFP) - Consistent reductions in US federal budget allocations for cancer research that have been implemented since 2003 threaten to undermine recent gains in the fight against the disease, scientists said.

The warning came from about 30,000 prominent US cancer researchers gathered in Chicago this weekend for the 44th annual conference of the American Society of Oncology (ASCO).

"I want to reinforce that today cancer research faces a very, very significant funding crisis," said Friday Doctor Nancy Davidson, a professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University and current chairwoman of the society.

Scientists said most recent discoveries in genetic research needed to be translated into treatments for patients.

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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-31-08 07:15 AM
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1. Trillions for death, not one dime for life.
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-31-08 07:26 AM
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2. I thought the same
Plus if you want affordable health care these days you have to join the military.
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DMCarter Donating Member (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-31-08 07:54 AM
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4. military care
I'm not sure I would want to join the military for the insurance or care after reading about the deplorable conditions of our va hospitals.
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-31-08 08:41 AM
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5. VA Hospitals and the VA have their hands more than tied
Good people but not enough of them and not nearly enough funding. Over staffed and over worked and administrators constantly threatened with termination if they run up costs by giving veterans the care they need and deserve. I heard once on an NPR show that there's actually an Army task force that travels around to different VA offices and intimidates them into denying benefits or helping war veterans apply for benefits.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-31-08 07:53 AM
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3. recommend -- the perfect metaphor for bushco.
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