We need to make sure institutions like Duke are able to continue their research into the prevention, treatment and eventual cure of prostate cancer. The House will consider the budget for biomedical research for fiscal year 2000 when it returns from the summer recess. Approximately 179,300 new cases of prostate cancer are expected in the United States 1999, according to the American Cancer Society. About 37,000 prostate cancer deaths are expected this year, making it the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
Prostate cancer is the single most common cancer in men.
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