Who We Are The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CANCER PATIENTS was founded by a small group of cancer patients and their supporters in 1990 in response to two stimuli. The first was an effort by animal rights groups to cut off the supply of pound animals for medical research at UCSD. The NACP founders worked with the National Association for Biomedical Research in an intense four-month campaign. The ballot was defeated in a landslide victory for research. The second was a lecture by FDA officials wherein in response to a question from the floor as to why AIDS research received so much more support than cancer research, the official replied that the lack of an organized cancer lobby hurt cancer funding. In both cases, research was being held hostage to other well-organized groups. To combat this bias, the NACP was set up from the beginning as a non-tax deductible lobbying group. Today it has an affiliated tax-deductible organization concentrating on education. Organized under IRS Chapter 501(c)4, the major purpose of the NACP is lobbying and public education to:  Promote cancer research through increased funding;  Reduce the time needed to obtain FDA approval of new drugs;  Support medical research and researchers by enhancing the research environment and assuring that all state-of-the-art research tools are available for use; Support the humane use of animals in medical research; Support a safe and efficient disposal site for low-level radioactive waste from medical research and treatment. Board of Directors and Officers of NACP

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