The first Sunday in June is National Cancer Survivors Day.
According to the National Cancer Institute, there are 18.1 million cancer survivors in the United States.
We’ve made great strides in recent decades to prevent and battle cancer. The disease is the second leading cause of death in our country.
I know how a cancer diagnosis impacts a family as a result of my wife, Barbara's, own diagnosis and victory over breast cancer 38 years ago.
For sure, early detection and access to treatment saved Barbara's life.
Now, Iowa is a rural state. A majority of our states are rural states and every state in the United States has rural areas in it.
And of course, it’s difficult to deliver quality health care in rural America, but it is being delivered.
To accomplish that, I’ve championed policies to keep the delivery of health care services accessible in rural America.
Access to [high] quality health care should not be determined by your zip code.
Keeping rural and community clinics open and telehealth services available is a lifeline for cancer patients.
This day, National Cancer Survivors Day, is dedicated to celebrating cancer survivors and acknowledging the struggle and strength it took to overcome the disease.
We stand with you.
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