Imaginethat there was a medicine that had been proven to reduce or eradicatecancer's effects. Now imagine that you were unable to take thatmedicine because you simply weren't able to afford it and yourinsurance company was not willing to help you pay for it.

Thatis the scenario that many face ? A healthy, ?Cancer Free? diet has been proven to prolongcancer patients? lives and even help them defeat their disease.Yet, even under normal circumstances, such a diet can beprohibitively expensive and there is no assistance available to makethat diet more readily accessible.

NutritionVouchers are one way that to assist cancer patients in obtaining adiet that will assist them in fighting for their lives.

is petitioning the 111^thCongress to enact Nutrition Voucher legislation that will assistcancer patients in improving their diets.

Similarprograms are already in effect across the country for senior citizensand pregnant women to ensure that these groups receive the nutritionthat they need.

Goodnutrition can be difficult for a cancer patient to obtain ? notonly is healthy food more expensive than sugary, processed foods butit also requires more knowledge and effort to prepare. NutritionVouchers will remove one obstacle that prevents cancer patients fromeating a healthy, ?Cancer Free? diet.

TheCancer.ext.com Patient Bill of Rights includes Nutrition Vouchers asone of its 15 initiatives because good nutrition is such a powerfulweapon against cancer.

Joinin promoting Nutrition Vouchers for cancer patients.