Medical Experts Prescribe Legislation to Help Prevent Cancer

CHICAGO, IL, June 15, 2009 -- /WORLD-WIRE/ -- A report on the Obama Cancer Plan to key Congressional Committees was released today by national experts on the causes and prevention of cancer. The report recommends that Congress enact legislative reforms to the 1971 National Cancer Act, including a statement that it is the national policy of the United States to reduce carcinogenic exposures by at least half during the next decade. The report also urges the annual publication of a comprehensive public register of carcinogens.

The experts prescribe major policy changes for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These include the appointment of a new Deputy Director for Cancer Prevention, and the allocation of at least 40% of the NCI budget to prevention programs for Fiscal Year 2011....