CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday as he signed into law the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act. The bipartisan legislation she introduced with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. in February.
Cancer is still the leading cause of death by disease past infancy among children in the United States, with more than 10,000 children under the age of 14 being diagnosed within the last year.
The STAR Act will expand opportunities for childhood cancer research, improve efforts to identify and track childhood cancer incidences and enhance the quality of life for childhood cancer survivors.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito released the following statement:
“This is an important day for all those affected by childhood cancer... kids who are currently battling cancer, survivors, and their loved ones. Not only will this legislation help all of these individuals, but it will also improve future outcomes and survival rates, providing a new sense of hope and optimism for the future. We’ve made great progress when it comes to improving cancer research and outcomes, and this legislation, now law, will help us continue and strengthen those efforts. This has been a true bipartisan effort and one that I am so proud to have helped lead with Senator Reed.”