Advocacy Newsletter: July 2025

Advocacy Newsletter

Dear ZERO Advocates,

2025 keeps marching on, and so does the news from D.C. In fact, the news has been marching at a pace this newsletter cannot match, so you may have heard about the launch of the Prostate Policy Pulse! In an effort to keep up with the policy twists and political turns, the Pulse brings you the latest news from Washington, laying out what we know, what we don't, and what it means for the prostate cancer community. If a quarterly newsletter isn't satisfying your taste for all the latest updates, please check out the Prostate Policy Pulse and sign up to receive an email when it is updated.

I'm sure every single one of you saw the news about former President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis. As the entire nation got a rapid education on PSA testing and prostate cancer diagnosis, we saw a real uptick in interest on Capitol Hill for anything prostate-related. That's a good thing, because we have plenty of prostate-related issues to discuss.

As I write this, the House of Representatives is considering the budget reconciliation bill, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including a number of provisions that will reduce health insurance coverage for many Americans, including some living with or at risk for prostate cancer. The President's budget request for fiscal year 2026 includes large cuts to the National Cancer Institute and completely eliminates the CDC's cancer prevention programs. And that's just two of the recent headlines that have our team working tirelessly to represent the needs of the prostate cancer community.

As always, we can't do it without you, our loudest advocates. Please keep checking out our Action Center and share the link with a friend. Your stories make the difference.

Thank you for your commitment to the cause.