The funding of the US federal state dedicated to cancer investigation has declined by 31% after Donald Trump returned to power, a report by the Senate reported, complaining that the Republican president wage “war against science”.

According to the document, requested to draw up by the Senator of the American Left Bernie SandersIn the first quarter of 2025, cuts were implemented at least $ 13.5 billion in public funding in the health sector.

Among the most affected organizations is dominated by the US agency responsible for medical research (NIH): has suffered $ 2.7 billion within three months.

These cuts in particular the funding of scientific research on cancer, which shrunk by 31% compared to the corresponding period of last year, backing to the lowest level of the last of at least ten yearsaccording to this analysis, based on the examination of various data and interviews with officials, scientists and patients.

The consequences of the cuts may be enormous, given that the US was the country it was so far considered to have had a leading position worldwide in terms of cancer research.

In addition to the funding estimates, the document also contains testimonies – its authors made sure to be anonymous – officials and scientists, who outline the “chaos” that now reigns in the Federal Ministry of Health and their federal services under their supervision. The Trump government has already announced that it is roughly abolishing a quarter of jobs.

It also refers to the sharp termination of funding, the abolition of health databases, the involvement of policies in decisions that have so far been subjected to scientists and mass redundancies.

Among other things, the consequences of this condition was that doctors were left ‘No guidelines’alternative “treatments” were promoted, in question, in the midst of measles epidemic –For a thousand outbreaks, three deaths- And they began to delay treatments.

A patient suffering from colon cancer thus saw the clinical trial in which he was involved with postponed staff due to lack of staff. “This can cost my life,” the woman said.

The text was categorically denied by the government. It is about “perversion” of reality ‘With political motives’judged the Ministry of Health through X.

THE Robert Kennedy The younger, notorious challenge of vaccines, Minister of Health of the Trump government, is strongly criticized by the opposition for how he handled the measles epidemic, which is still raging, as well as his reforms in health services. It is expected to be expressed on the issue today before a committee of the US Upper House.