WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues today in reintroducing the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2021.
The bill would encourage more research into the prevention and treatment of lung cancer in women, particularly for those who have never smoked, and require federal agencies to evaluate and report their findings to Congress.
“As lung cancer continues to affect women in West Virginia and other states—including increasingly among non-smokers—it’s so important that we improve our understanding of the problem and its causes to effectively address it,” Senator Capito said. “Our bipartisan legislation will support research that allows us to improve treatment and prevention efforts and better provide for the health and wellbeing of women across the country.”
“The reintroduction of this bi-partisan legislation signals our congressional leaders’ commitment to reversing lung cancer’s deadly impact on women,” Laurie Fenton Ambrose, Co-founder, President and CEO of the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, said. “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women and research shows that this disease has a unique impact on women, particularly those who have never smoked. This is why it is essential and justified to deploy additional research strategies, accelerate national public education and awareness programs, and highlight the need for early detection of lung cancer in women. Advancing these priorities through this legislation will not only benefit women, but the entire lung cancer community.”
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