Clinton Describes Cancer Research Plan
During a discussion with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres scheduled to air today, Hillary Clinton described a plan under which the government would provide $300 million per year in increased funding for breast cancer research. An Associated Press (AP)
article quoted Clinton as saying the research would focus on treatment and exploring genetic and environmental triggers for the disease.
Clinton said that, if elected president, she would set a goal of finding a cure for breast cancer within 10 years. The AP report noted that approximately 40,000 women died of breast cancer in 2007, and 240,000 cases are expected to be diagnosed this year.
Clinton's plan would increase funding through programs at the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, the AP report stated.
Clinton said the plan would also help more low-income women gain access to screenings such as mammograms by making them more affordable. Clinton said the plan would eliminate Medicare co-payments for mammograms.