[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E937]
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    SUPPORTING NATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH MONTH AND ARKANSAS'S CANCER 
                               INSTITUTES

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                            HON. TIM GRIFFIN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 31, 2012

  Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
National Cancer Research Month. In 2012, an estimated 570,000 Americans 
will lose their life to cancer, including more than 6,500 Arkansans. 
Sadly, in my home state of Arkansas more than 16,000 new cases of 
cancer will be diagnosed this year, and Arkansas has the fifth highest 
cancer death rate in the nation. That's why cancer research is so 
critical and why scientists and doctors work tirelessly not only to 
treat cancer, but to prevent it.
  Arkansas's Second Congressional District is home to the Winthrop P. 
Rockefeller Cancer Institute, a first class treatment and research 
facility at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, UAMS, in 
Little Rock. I am proud to represent the Cancer Institute, which 
provides care to cancer patients from every Arkansas county and many 
others from around the country and the world. UAMS researchers are on 
the cutting edge of treatments for breast cancer, radiological and 
nuclear emergency situations as well as identifying ways to stop the 
spread of tumors.
  The effects of cancer research reach us all, regardless of whether or 
not we are the ones directly affected by this devastating illness. I 
commend the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and UAMS on their 
dedication to vital research and improving the lives of Arkansans and 
Americans.

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