The U.S. Government panel has urged that cancer should be the top priority as it is the “terrorist within”. More funds for cancer research should be sanctioned by the government.

With the cancer cases on the rise and the funding on the decline with the inflation on the rise, it becomes a priority for the government to consider this aspect.

Dr. LaSalle Leffall of Howard University in Washington said that less funding means decline in the basic research and clinical trials.

"We have become complacent about this fearsome disease and have lacked the will to change aspects of our cancer-fighting enterprise that are preventing significant and rapid reductions in cancer illness and death," Leffall said in a statement.

Cancer is spreading its fangs in America. About 1.4 million are expected to be the victims of the disease and about 565,000 Americans are expected to die this year from various forms of cancer.

A report submitted by a three-member panel that advises President George W. Bush on cancer-related issues states "troubling trends" including insufficient funding a hurdle in the way of cancer cure.