Establishes a Lung Cancer Task Force within the National Institutes of Health to examine disparities and funding for lung cancer research.
The Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force within the National Institutes of Health. The task force will be composed of representatives from the National Cancer Institute and the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It will examine disparities in lung cancer research, funding, and patient access to treatments compared to other diseases, the level of federal funding for lung cancer research relative to the disease burden, and lung cancer screenings.
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