The bill aims to enhance research, access to preventive services, and public awareness of lung cancer in women and underserved populations. It mandates an interagency review, involving Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs secretaries, to evaluate and accelerate research, access to preventive services, and public awareness campaigns. This review should report on previous research outcomes, identify collaborative research opportunities, and develop a strategy for national lung cancer screenings and public education. A report on the review's findings is to be submitted to Congress within two years of the Act's enactment.
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency review to accelerate lung cancer research, prevention, and awareness with respect to women and underserved populations.
The review must
- report on the status of existing research and current knowledge gaps;
- identify new opportunities for collaborative research to determine the causes of lung cancer and advance prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and
- provide recommendations for a national lung cancer screening strategy and public education campaign.
