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Dear Friend and Supporter of The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research:

PLEASE HELP RESTORE CURE FUNDING

In his budget for fiscal year 2013, Governor Tom Corbett proposes to de-fund the CURE program created by Act 77, the Tobacco Settlement Fund legislation, in 2001.

Hospitals and research institutes across the state stand to lose a combined $60 million in annual cancer and health research funding; LIMR itself has about $137,000 a year at stake. CURE funds have supported a variety of research projects at LIMR over the years, from developing a targeted way to treat triple-negative breast cancer to discovering new drugs to fight colon cancer. The proposed de-funding will have a significant impact on LIMR and on the future health and well-being of Pennsylvanians.

We need your help, please.

Take a moment to visit the Pennsylvania Cancer Alliance website. Scroll down to the middle of the homepage and download a sample letter to your representative to show your support for the continued funding of CURE. Just below that is a link where you may find your legislator's contact information. Your voice counts and legislators do pay attention. And please help us spread the word by sharing these links through your networks.

Thank you in advance for your support.