I will establish a national Pediatric Cancer Advisory Committee to develop best practices for addressing pediatric cancer, survivorship, and adolescent and young adult care in state cancer plans.

Josh Gottheimer · New Jersey · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: HHS establishes a Cancer Control Plan Pediatric Cancer Advisory Committee that develops best practices for pediatric cancer, survivorship, and AYA care in state cancer plans.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th District announcing bipartisan federal legislation, Kylie's Voices for Childhood Cancer Act, during the 119th Congress.

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Establish a National Pediatric Cancer Advisory Committee. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a new Cancer Control Plan Pediatric Cancer Advisory Committee, bringing together representatives from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Title V and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded state programs, and pediatric cancer survivors and caregivers. The committee would develop best practices for addressing pediatric cancer, survivorship, and adolescent and young adult (AYA) care in state cancer plans.

Gottheimer's announced bill would direct HHS to create a pediatric cancer advisory committee involving federal agencies, state programs, survivors, and caregivers to develop best practices for state cancer plans.

RELEASE: During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Gottheimer Announces New Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Pediatric Cancer
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