Lung Cancer Alliance Thanks Senator for Endorsing Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) commended Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for endorsing the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act, a bi-partisan bi-cameral bill that establishes a multi-agency, comprehensive research program targeted at all aspects of lung cancer.

After recent meetings in Washington, D.C. with LCA President & CEO Laurie Fenton Ambrose and LCA-Washington Chapter Chair, Cecilia Izzo, Senator Cantwell joined as co-sponsor of Senate Bill S.752. She was also a co-sponsor of its predecessor, S.322.

“It is so exciting to see momentum continue to build in support of a national plan of action for lung cancer,” said Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President & CEO of LCA. “The willingness of Senator Cantwell to join other Senate and House colleagues and call for greater compassion, increased resources and a comprehensive plan for lung cancer – is what will ultimately end the disease as we know it.”