Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers Act

This bill would require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a national strategy on cancers in adults ages 18 to 49 within 18 months and send it to Congress. The strategy would list current federal research and services, create a national education campaign on symptoms and risk factors for the public and health care workers, set research priorities, and make recommendations on screening, insurance coverage of screening, treatment, and patient and caregiver needs. It would also set up an online federal clearinghouse of information on young adult cancers. The NIH Director would create a federal coordinating committee that helps develop the strategy and reports progress to Congress at least every 2 years.

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Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors