Media Advisory: Pallone Holds Subcommittee Hearing on Cancer Research

March 22, 2010

Washington, DC – Health Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) will hold a hearing Tuesday, March 23 at 2:00 p.m. entitled, “NCI Cancer Research: Today’s Progress; Tomorrow’s Challenges.” The hearing will explore recent innovations and future research activities of cancer research at the National Cancer Institute.

Members will hear testimony from the National Cancer Institute, as well as other leading cancer research organizations. Cancer was the second leading cause of death in 2009, but cancer research has created significant strides in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.

The witness list appears below:

Panel One:
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Cancer Institute

Panel Two:
Robert S. DiPaola, M.D.
Member
Science Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee
American Association of Cancer Research
Director, Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Megan Gordon Don, M.H.S.
Chair
The Deadly Cancer Coalition
Director of Government Affairs
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Kristin Fitzgerald
Naperville, Illinois

Ellen Sigal, Ph.D.
Chair and Founder
Friends of Cancer Research