[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            WORLD CANCER DAY

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today is World Cancer Day, a day to 
recognize the patients, survivors, caregivers, and those who raise 
awareness on their behalf. Cancer has touched every family and 
community in some way, and it is their stories that sustain the fight 
for increased funding for medical research.
  According to the World Health Organization, cancer has caused over 
8.2 million deaths worldwide. By the end of 2015, more than 1.5 million 
new cases will have been diagnosed within the United States.
  Investing in medical research leads to advanced treatments and cures 
and has the potential to lower these devastating outcomes. It boosts 
the economy through job creation and new discoveries, and it allows 
America to maintain its position as a global leader in the fight for a 
cure. Yet, in the last decade, funding to the National Institutes of 
Health has been cut by nearly 25 percent. This is unacceptable. Last 
week, I reintroduced the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act with 
Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Peter King. It is a bill that invests 
in the fight against horrible disease.
  While today we recognize World Cancer Day, the goal must be to 
celebrate the day when we have a world without cancer.

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