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In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the White House is convening leaders from the colorectal cancer community this afternoon. This includes patients, survivors, private sector companies, foundations, academic institutions, and health care providers focused on accelerating efforts to reduce the deadly impact of colorectal cancer.
HRSA Associate Administrator Jim Macrae will speak at this afternoon’s event. He’ll share highlights of HRSA’s Accelerating Cancer Screening investments and discuss the importance of community-based cancer screening efforts at HRSA-funded health centers to improve access for medically underserved communities.
The event will be livestreamed:
3:00-5:30 p.m. ET
Watch the livestream
Participants will share updates on the progress of several key initiatives around awareness, prevention, screening, and treatment – all to deliver on the President and First Lady’s reignited Cancer Moonshot goal of reducing cancer deaths by 50% over the next 25 years. Administration speakers will also highlight President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget and the robust investments it includes for the Cancer Moonshot. The forum will also feature the perspectives of patients and their caregivers as part of ongoing efforts to improve the experience of people living with and surviving cancer and their families.
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