LLS Advocacy Group

September 19, 2010

Welcome to the LLS Advocacy Center

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Welcome! We've just updated our site! If you are an Advocates Network member,

please take a moment to update your contact information. If you're new to this

site, register today and join the fight against blood cancers!

What does it mean to be an advocate?

a.. Make your voice heard! Communicate with legislators about issues that

affect blood cancer patients, family members or caregivers.

b.. Represent blood cancer patients among local healthcare coalitions.

c.. Help bring media attention to impending issues.

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Federal Alerts

Act Now - Support National Blood Cancer Awareness Month Resolution

Congress has returned from their recess and we need YOUR help to have them

increase blood cancer awareness. We need 100 co-sponsors for Congress to

consider a resolution declaring September 2010 as Blood Cancer Awareness Month;

currently, there are 59 co-sponsors. We need everyone whose life has been

affected by blood cancers to call the Congressional switchboard at (202)

225-3121 and ask to speak to your representative's office and urge them to

co-sponsor House Resolution 1433, or click the link below to send an email to

your representative. Please help now! (View full details)

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Act Now - Urge Your Representatives to Support Increased Cancer Research Funding

The president's recently released budget proposal includes increases of just 3.2

percent for NIH and 3.16 percent for NCI. Advocates are urged to contact their

legislators and urge them to increase both NIH and NCI's budget by 13.5 percent;

increases of $4.2 billion for NIH and $691 million for NCI. Please contact your

elected official now! (View full details)

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In closing, have you checked out Pat Elliot's Website on 1,000 Women?

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FYI,

Lottie Duthu

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