HR 4450 · 110th Congress · Health

Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-12-11· Sponsored by Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2007-12-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to expand and intensify CDC's cancer control programs. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide guidance to states, in collaboration with the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), on interventions that may be incorporated into state cancer control programs to improve the long-term health status of childhood cancer survivors; (2) encourage states to incorporate strategies for improving their care into their comprehensive cancer plans; (3) collaborate with the NCI Director to improve or develop systems for tracking cancer survivors; and (4) enhance control programs to include a focus on childhood cancer survivorship. Directs the NCI Director to: (1) coordinate National Institutes of Health (NIH) activities regarding cancer survivorship; (2) make grants for research regarding pediatric cancer survivors and health disparities in cancer survivorship within minority populations; (3) conduct or support rese…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans