ZERO provides US prostate cancer policy update

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Posted on September 9, 2009 by Sitemaster

Skip Lockwood of ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer has today provided an update on the many prostate cancer issues that the US Congress has been and will be working on as the fiscal year and the 2009 legislative cycle draw to a close.

Thomas J. Manton Early Detection and Treatment Act]

Congressman Jim Marshall (GA) is determined this year to introduce this bill, which is designed to provide early detection and treatment of prostate cancer for under-insured and uninsured men, similar to the breast and ovarian cancer program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Rep. Marshall has delayed introduction of the bill in hopes of securing initial support from the entire New York congressional delegation, as the late Rep. Manton came from New York. The New York delegation, however, includes a number of new members who are unfamiliar with the bill and have been reluctant to sign on as original co-sponsors.

ZERO continues to work with Rep. Marshall and his staff to educate them and ease any concerns about a variety of scientific data generated this year on the early detection of prostate cancer and its potential impacts.

ZERO provides US prostate cancer policy update