Natalie Phelps, a 43-year-old mother with stage 4 colorectal cancer, faces delays in her treatment due to cuts to the NIH by the Trump administration. She publicly advocates for expedited care, highlighting her personal struggles and the broader impact of funding reductions on clinical trials. Phelps, who endured extensive treatment since her diagnosis in 2020, argues that these delays threaten lives. Her concerns have been acknowledged in Congressional hearings, as these cuts lead to job losses among NIH scientists and hinder vital cancer research.
I've done everything I can do. There's nothing else I can do. I'm really just out of options. There's very limited treatments approved for colorectal cancer.
Cuts to the agency and its programs would end treatment for cancer patients and delay cures and treatment discoveries.
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