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,h4 ,,res4 #hai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjah,mr4 
,brady ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,meehan1 & ,mr4 ,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
#aaj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,am]ican            
,association = ,canc] ,rese>*1 ! _w's   
fir/ & l>ge/ pr(essional organization   
d$icat$ to ! conque/ ( canc]4  ,:]eas ! 
,am]ican ,association = ,canc] ,rese>*  
7,,aacr7 0 f\nd$ on ,may #g1 #aijg1 by  
elev5 di/+ui%$ sci5ti/s & physicians &  
held its fir/ sci5tific meet+ on        
,novemb] #ae1 #aijg2 ,:]eas ! mission ( 
! ,,aacr is to prev5t & cure all canc]s 
?r\gh rese>*1 education1 communication1 
collaboration1 fund+ = canc] rese>*1 &  
advocacy2 ,:]eas 9 ! la/ #aaj ye>s1 !   
,,aacr has gr[n f a *>t] memb]%ip ( #cd 
rese>*]s into a global1 div]se memb]%ip 
( ov] #dj1jjj laboratory1 translational1
 & cl9ical rese>*]s2 population         

sci5ti/s2 o!r heal? c>e pr(essionals2 & 
pati5t advocates resid+ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 z well z #aai o!r c\ntries &    
t]ritories ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,,aacr  
m>%als ! full spectrum ( exp]tise ( !   
canc] community to accel]ate progress 9 
! prev5tion1 biology1 diagnosis1 &      
treatm5t ( canc] by annually conv5+ m   
?an #cj sci5tific conf]5ces &           
educational work%ops1 ! l>ge/ ( :i* is !
 ,,aacr ,annual ,meet+ ) ab\t #bb1jjj   
att5dees2 ,:]eas ! memb]%ip ( ! ,,aacr1 
:i* has includ$ #fb ,nobel ,laureates1  
has made gr\ndbreak+ discov]ies t h     
trans=m$ our und]/&+ ( canc] & improv$ !
 outlook & quality ( life = canc]       
pati5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,,aacr publi%es eight 
pre/igi\s1 pe]-review$ sci5tific        
j\rnals2 a magaz9e = canc] survivors1   
pati5ts1 & _! c>egiv]s2 a publication = 
! public describ+ advances 9 canc]      
rese>*2 & a publication t in=ms ! public
 ab\t canc] & ! value ( canc] rese>* &  
h[ x improves public heal?2 ,:]eas !    
,,aacr1 ?r\gh ! "w ( ! ,,aacr           

,f\ndation1 funds m]itori\s rese>*      
directly z well z 9 p>tn]%ip ) num]\s   
canc] organizations1 provid+ exp]t pe]  
review1 grants adm9i/ration1 & sci5tific
 ov]sight ( team sci5ce & individual    
inve/igator grants 9 canc] rese>* t h ! 
pot5tial = ne>-t]m pati5t b5efit2 &     
,:]eas ! ,,aacr actively communicates ) 
legislators & o!r policymak]s ab\t !    
importance ( canc] rese>* & relat$      
biom$ical sci5ce 9 sav+ lives f canc]3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
#aaj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,am]ican            
,association = ,canc] ,rese>*2 &  7#b7  
expresses confid5ce t ! ,,aacr w honor  
its di/+ui%$ hi/ory ?r\gh cont9u+ to    
advance sci5tific progress 9 ! fight    
aga9/ canc]2 lead+ & support+ effective 
collaborations2 dissem9at+ rese>*       
discov]ies1 includ+ gr\ndbreak+ /udies t
 are trans=m+ our und]/&+ ( canc] &     
lead+ to life-sav+ treatm5ts2 tra9+ !   
next g5]ation ( canc] rese>*]s2 &       
advocat+ = robu/1 su/a9$1 & pr$ictable  

annual fund+ increases = rese>* t w     
improve ! lives ( ! millions ( canc]    
pati5ts & survivors ?r\gh\t ! _w4