1、Order Code 96-253 SPRUpdated April 28, 2008Cancer Research: Selected Federal Spendingand Morbidity and Mortality StatisticsJudith A. JohnsonDomestic Social Policy DivisionJanet KinzerKnowledge Services GroupTable 1 shows federal spending at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) forresearch on sele
2、cted cancer sites (i.e., the part of the body in which the cancer presentsitself). Most cancer research at NIH is conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI);NCI amounts are indicated in parentheses (which are a subset of the number above it).The estimate for FY2009 is based on the Presidents r
3、equest.Table 1. NIH Research Funding for Selected Cancer Sites($ in millions; NCI portion of NIH total is shown in parentheses)CancerFY2004ActualFY2005Actual FY2006ActualFY2007ActualFY2008EstimateFY2009EstimateBreast$708(566)$700(560)$718(585)$707(572)$705(572)$703(572)Cervical94(79)96(82)97(83)96(8
4、2)96(82)96(82)Colorectal297(262)284(253)269(244)282(258)282(258)282(258)Lung297(273)289(266)266(243)249(227)249(227)249(227)Ovarian112(100)106(98)102(95)103(97)103(97)103(97)Prostate378(309)373(309)348(293)345(296)344(296)344(296)Uterine35(27)39(31)28(19)22(17)22(17)22(17)NIH total(NCI total)$5,547(