RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Some members of the Democratic Women's Caucus joined together with breast cancer advocates at Meredith College in Raleigh to discuss how federal cuts are impacting research and funding.

North Carolina Rep. Deborah Ross and New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández met with some state lawmakers and breast cancer awareness advocates on Friday.

Advocates say that federal cuts to the National Institutes of Health are impacting breast cancer research, and in the midst of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they want to call attention to it.

They also worry about President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal, which would cut funding from the National Institutes of Health and eliminate some research centers.

Panelists at Friday's event say the NIH needs this funding to continue

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