A resolution supporting efforts for increased healthy living for childhood cancer survivors.

6/25/2007--Introduced.
Calls for the U.S government to:
(1) support neuropsychological research and testing of childhood cancer survivors and their families;
(2) work with health care providers, educators, and childhood cancer advocacy and education organizations to encourage such testing;
(3) reaffirm the U.S. commitment to fighting childhood cancer by promoting awareness about its causes, risks, prevention, and treatment;
(4) promote new education programs about, research of, and expanded medical treatment for childhood cancer survivors;
(5) support research and expanded public-private partnerships to improve post-cancer life for survivors; and
(6) encourage early diagnosis and access to high-quality care for childhood cancer patients and survivors.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate
June 25, 2007

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• Jun 25, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Introduced on Jun 25, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Medicine
• Budgets
• Business
• Cancer
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• Chemotherapy
• Child health
• Children
• Clinical trials
• Education
• Families
• Federal aid to research
• Health counseling
• Health education
• Higher education
• Medical care
• Medical education
• Medical research
• Pediatrics
• Pharmaceutical research
• Preventive medicine
• Public-private partnerships
• Quality of life
• Science policy

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