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Media Advisory: Pallone Holds Subcommittee Hearing on Cancer Research
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Washington, DC – Health Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) will hold a hearing Tuesday, March 23 at 2:00 p.m. entitled, “NCI Cancer Research: Today’s Progress; Tomorrow’s Challenges.” The hearing will explore recent innovations and future research activities of cancer research at the National Cancer Institute.
Members will hear testimony from the National Cancer Institute, as well as other leading cancer research organizations. Cancer was the second leading cause of death in 2009, but cancer research has created significant strides in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
The witness list appears below:
Panel One: Anna D. Barker, Ph.D. Deputy Director National Cancer Institute
Panel Two: Robert S. DiPaola, M.D. Member Science Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee American Association of Cancer Research Director, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Megan Gordon Don, M.H.S. Chair The Deadly Cancer Coalition Director of Government Affairs Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Kristin Fitzgerald Naperville, Illinois
Ellen Sigal, Ph.D. Chair and Founder Friends of Cancer Research |
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