"In the first three months of his second term, Trump has slashed $2.7 billion from the NIH's budget. Federal cancer research, in particular, has seen drastic reductions, which critics say will hamper any advancement in finding effective treatments. This has translated into mass layoffs and the freezing of important ongoing studies. In addition, Trump has proposed another round of cuts for next year, such as reducing the budget of the NIH agency, the National Cancer Institute, from $7.2 billion to $4.5 billion,"
"According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, every $326 spent on cancer research adds a year to one's life expectancy - a bargain, relatively speaking. The five-year survival rate for cancer has risen from just 49 percent in the 1970s to 68 percent today, according to the NYT. The implications are enormous - approximately 38.9 percent of Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, according to the National Cancer Institute."
Federal cuts to US cancer research reduced NIH funding by $2.7 billion in the first three months of the administration's second term. Cancer-specific funding faced drastic reductions, causing mass layoffs and frozen studies. Proposed further cuts would shrink the National Cancer Institute budget from $7.2 billion to $4.5 billion. A Journal of Clinical Oncology study found that every $326 spent on cancer research adds a year to one’s life expectancy. Five-year cancer survival rose from 49 percent in the 1970s to 68 percent today. About 38.9 percent of Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer. Political distrust among conservatives has helped drive the push for cuts.
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