MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Nancy Davidson, MD President of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and Director,  Cancer Institute University of Pittsburgh Dr. Davidson discusses the 2016 AACR Cancer Progress Report. “The report serves as an educational document for both Congress and the public, alike. The report is a call to action, designed to urge Congress and the American public to stand firm in their commitment to the conquest of cancer”. MedicalResearch.com: What is the background and goals for this report? Dr. Davidson:

• This is the sixth edition of our annual Cancer Progress Report.
•  The annual report is the cornerstone of the AACR’s educational and advocacy efforts:
• The report outlines efforts to increase public and Congressional understanding of cancer and the importance of cancer research to public health and
• Efforts to advocate for increased federal funding for the NIH, NCI, FDA, and other federal agencies that are vital for fueling progress against cancer
• The first report was written in 2011, the year that marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971, to commemorate the advances in cancer research that had been made to date and to paint a picture of where the science was leading us.

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