Lymphoma Research Foundation Supports the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act

May 14, 2026 – The Lymphoma Research Foundation commends the introduction of the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act by Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mark DeSaulnier, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Joe Wilson. This legislation is a critical effort to address the many needs of cancer survivors, issues that arise from their diagnosis and confront them throughout their lives.

Over the last 20 years, we have made tremendous strides in the treatment of lymphoma and many other blood cancers, as well as understanding the unique needs of cancer survivors. Surviving cancer brings with it a set of physical, psychological, and financial needs that require ongoing attention and support. The Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act would establish cancer survivorship care models and services that are responsive to the unique needs of lymphoma survivors and survivors of all ages and all types of cancer, employment services to support work reentry and employment challenges, and specialized programs that would support survivors from diagnosis and beyond.

The Foundation is committed to the continued support of people with lymphoma and their care partners, to ensure that they not only survive but thrive in the face of a diagnosis. We are pleased that the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, when enacted and implemented, would support our ongoing survivorship programs as well as support research to improve survivorship care.

We commend Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her unwavering commitment to cancer survivors and her tireless effort to work through the legislative process to support cancer survivors.