Cancer Research Trust Fund Act

Key Points

• This bill creates a new federal trust fund dedicated to finding better ways to prevent and treat cancer. It specifically tells the government to focus on rare cancers and cancers that affect children.
• The money for this fund would come from taxes already collected on tobacco products brought into the United States from other countries. Specifically, 10% of those import taxes would go directly to cancer research.
• The Department of Health and Human Services would work with military health experts to use this money for new screening tools and innovative therapies. This partnership aims to speed up the development of life-saving medical breakthroughs.

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