Prostate Cancer

"Over 900 Nebraskans will die from lung cancer in 2006.

We have made great advances in breast and We must commit ourselves to making the same progress in lung cancer." Senator Clinton noted that lung cancer is now killing nearly twice as many women as breast cancer, with a disturbing increase of lung cancer in non- smoking women.

"Despite the gains we have made in cancer treatment and research, we have made far too little progress in addressing lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in our nation.

As part of our overall battle against cancer, we must improve our research, treatment and detection efforts in order to increase the five-year survival rate beyond 15%," Senator Clinton said.

Congressman Shaw, himself a lung cancer survivor, has been the leading spokesman for lung cancer in the House of Representatives.

Recently he sent a letter signed by 73 members of both parties of the House asking the National Cancer Institute about their oft-quoted 2015 target for "ending the pain and death from all cancer." "That cannot be done," said Shaw, "if we continue to under-fund research and early diagnosis in the biggest cancer killer." Fenton concluded, "Our tipping point has begun and we look forward to cont...

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