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Historical Funding for Pediatric Cancer Research Included in Governor Bevin’s Proposed Budget

January 21, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 21, 2018 – Frankfort, KY – In Governor Matt Bevin’s budget, and filed as House Bill 200 on Wednesday, a historical $5 million dollars has been proposed for innovative childhood cancer research for Kentucky children battling cancer. This is the first time a Kentucky Governor has included a specific appropriation … Continued

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Although childhood cancer kills more children than all other diseases combined, only four percent of all national cancer funding is specifically allocated for pediatric cancer research making state-level investment critically important. There have been over 150 new drugs developed for treating adult cancers in the last 3 decades but only 4 approved for kids.

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