The Nation's
Investment
in Cancer Research
A Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008
Prepared by the Director, National Cancer Institute
as mandated by The National Cancer Act (P.L. 92-218)
The Nation's Investment
in Cancer Research
At-a-Glance
A one-page overview guide
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The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research: A Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008 reports on both strategic priorities and implementation progress in work by the National Cancer Institute to reduce the burden of cancer on the lives of all Americans.
Through one's own personal experience or relationships with family, friends, and others in our communities, most of us have been touched by cancer. Because those journeys through illness and health are continually impacted by biomedical discoveries and groundbreaking tools, this document can be valuable to many audiences.
The NCI is mandated by The National Cancer Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-218) to prepare and submit its annual budget and plan directly to the President of the United States for review and transmittal to Congress. The information in this document is also important and useful to:
- the research community
- cancer patients, survivors, and families
- healthcare professionals and their organizations
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- policy makers in both public agencies and private industry, and
- concerned citizens across the country
