Blisstree » curesearch http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:56:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 More Updates – The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act http://www.blisstree.com/articles/more-updates-the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act-363/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/more-updates-the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act-363/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:42 +0000 Gabrielle http://www.fertilitynotes.com/2008/07/27/more-updates-the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act/ Post from: Blisstree

More Updates – The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act

]]> Back in April, I mentioned the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, a piece of legislation which would provide critical resources for the treatment, prevention and cure of childhood cancer. Why? Because infertility and fertility issues are common long-term effects of radiation and chemotherapy, especially when treatments occur during or before puberty. Cancer can be cured, but the shadows cast by the cure are long and lasting of those of us lucky enough to survive the disease (and the cure).

Since I wrote to my Congressmen about the Act, I received the following update from CureSearch.org:

The bill, first introduced in the Senate by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Norm Coleman (R-MN), passed by unanimous consent, echoing a similar 416-0 vote June 12th in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) requested, and received, this unanimous consent on the Senate floor.

What does this mean? It means the bill passed both the House and Senate unanimously and is now on its way to President Bush to sign into law. If he does, $30 million will be authorized annually over five years,

providing funding for collaborative pediatric cancer clinical trials research, to create a population-based national childhood cancer database, and to further improve public awareness and communication regarding available treatment and research for children with cancer and their families.

Hells yes. That is what I am talking about. In the grand scheme of things $30M is not really a huge chunk of money, especially compared to other expenditures in the federal budget. But my goodness, this is a nice place to start.

I am thrilled by this news. I hope you are too. If you did reach out to your Senator or Representative, please take a moment to thank them for their bipartisan efforts on behalf of children with cancer and childhood cancer survivors.

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More Updates – The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/more-updates-the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act-363/feed/ 1 The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act-363/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act-363/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:41:37 +0000 Gabrielle http://www.fertilitynotes.com/2008/04/22/the-conquer-childhood-cancer-act/ Post from: Blisstree

The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act

]]> Last year, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, a piece of legislation which would provide critical resources for the treatment, prevention and cure of childhood cancer.

According to www.CureSearch.org,

more than 12,500 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year. Over 40,000 children and adolescents currently are being treated for childhood cancers. Reach the Day

This summer, you can show your support for this legislation and other preventive measures meant to end childhood cancer at CureSearch Reach the Day Conquer Childhood Cancer weekend, which will be held in Washington, DC on June 22-24 and observed with activities across the country.

Why are you reading about this at Fertility Notes? Because infertility and fertility issues are common long-term effects of radiation and chemotherapy, especially when treatments occur during or before puberty. Cancer can be cured, but the shadows cast by the cure are long and lasting.

Are you too far away from DC? CureSearch encourages local Reach the Day events. Have just a few minutes, you can write your Senator and ask him or her to support the Childhood Cancer Act right here. I did. It was easy.

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The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act

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