Montgomery County Man Takes Battle Against Cancer To D.C.: Report

A Conshohocken man is taking his battle with cancer to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., according to a Times Herald report.

Michael Myers will join hundreds of other cancer caregivers, patients, survivors, volunteers, and American Cancer Society staff as they descend on the nation’s capital for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day, the report states.

“Young and old will be in D.C. because we need a full and unwavering commitment from Congress to take action to help prevent and treat cancer,” Myers, one of the volunteers, said. “We want our lawmakers to know that volunteers from Pennsylvania and from every state across the country are counting on them to take a stand.”

Over 75,000 Pennsylvanians were diagnosed with cancer in 2012, according to statistics from the Pennsylvania Cancer registry.