Submitted by the stupid cancer blog

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Yesterday significant progress was made in passing the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 (S.911). After minimal discussion or debate, it passed unanimously. The bill now needs to either pass by unanimous consent of the full Senate or be voted on by the full Senate, in which case, 60 Senators are required for the bill to pass. The bill will then need to be passed by the House and signed by the president (we can only hope). The legislation authorizes $150 million over five years to expand childhood cancer research, create a national childhood cancer registry to track pediatric cancer and enroll patients in research studies, and increase services to patients and families affected by the disease. Thank you Senator Jack Reed for helping to make this happen – permalink

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