The following press release was received today. Other co-sponsors from the DC area include Elijah Cummings (D-7th MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Jim Moran (D-8th VA). The bill was introduced in April. Check out the current co-sponsors of the bill. If you don't see yours listed, give them a call and ask them to sign on!
WOLF AGAIN COSPONSORS MEASURE TO HELP CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS
Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) today announced that he is again cosponsoring legislation aimed at improving the long-term health and well-being of childhood cancer survivors.
H.R. 2109, the Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act, is similar to a measure that Wolf cosponsored in the 110th Congress. If enacted, this legislation would expand cancer control programs to improve the health status of childhood cancer survivors and establish grants at the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on survivorship, train health professionals, and develop model systems for monitoring and caring for cancer survivors. It would also establish grants for childhood survivorship clinics and organizations that improve physical and psychosocial care for child survivors.
"Helping cancer survivors, especially children, get the care they deserve should be a priority in the 111th Congress," Wolf said.
Wolf has long been committed to helping cancer survivors. He is a cosponsor of nearly a dozen other cancer-related bills, including the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act, the Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act, and the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. Wolf has been recognized over the years by the National Breast Cancer Coalition for his continued support for legislation addressing the needs of breast cancer patients.
Enhancing the lives of families and children by providing education and advocacy, emotional and practical support, and most of all... HOPE....because kids can't fight cancer alone!
