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title: "NCRA: Safeguarding Cancer Surveillance: An Advocacy Response to FY26 Budget Threats"
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National Cancer Registrars Association's “Advocacy Now” campaign was a rapid, nationwide effort to protect the U.S. cancer surveillance system after the FY26 proposed federal budget called for eliminating funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and significantly reducing support for the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and  
 End Results (SEER) Program. Together, these programs collect  
 cancer data for nearly 100% of the U.S. population and provide the  
 foundation for cancer research, prevention, treatment, and public  
 health decision-making.

Recognizing the potentially devastating impact of these cuts, NCRA  
 quickly mobilized its staff, members, volunteers, and strategic partners  
 to advocate for continued federal investment in cancer surveillance.  
 The association generated more than 6,000 letters to Congress and  
 recruited over 100 volunteer advocates to meet with key lawmakers  
 and staff. NCRA also developed targeted messaging and advocacy  
 materials highlighting the importance of cancer surveillance for  
 specialty populations, including firefighters, military personnel, and  
 9/11 survivors.

Through coordinated grassroots advocacy, strategic outreach, and  
 compelling communications, NCRA elevated awareness of the critical  
 role cancer registries and registrars play in America’s fight against  
 cancer. These efforts helped secure bipartisan support for continued  
 funding, preserving the nation’s cancer surveillance infrastructure and  
 the data that drives lifesaving research, innovation, and improved  
 patient outcomes.

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