Breast cancer activists in the 90s got DOD to fund cancer research—now that program has been gutted - The Cancer Letter

Breast cancer activists in the 90s got DOD to fund cancer research—now that program has been gutted - The Cancer Letter

In 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition demanded that the federal government spend $300 million more on breast cancer research. This push resulted in the creation of the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, which has broadened to 34 other diseases with an FY24 budget of $1.5 billion. Now, 33 years later, through the continuing resolution passed March 14, funding for CDMRP was cut by 57%, compared to FY24…