Trump admin cut cancer research funds after January 2025

Multiple reputable sources report that the Trump administration planned and executed substantial cuts to cancer research funding in 2025, including billions of dollars cut from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other research programs. The Guardian highlights a plan to cut nearly $2.7 billion from the NCI, alarming experts about potential increased mortality.theguardian.comtheguardian.comCancer experts alarmed over ‘gut-wrenching’ Trump plan to cut research spending...theguardian.comtheguardian.com‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving...

Several sources describe delays and freezes in funding disbursement rather than outright cancellations. For example, Snopes clarifies that while the administration did not 'cancel' cancer research, it paused NIH meetings responsible for allocating funds, causing delays despite court orders to resume funding.snopes.comsnopes.comTrump didn't 'cancel cancer research' — but his directives paused NIH meetings...

STAT and Forbes report that specific Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) lost funding, affecting research on certain cancers such as kidney cancer. This suggests targeted cuts within broader cancer research funding.statnews.comstatnews.comTrump budget cuts blindside cancer researchers and patientsforbes.comforbes.comTrump Administration Delays Funding To Cancer Research

Cancer Therapy Advisor provides anecdotal evidence from researchers grappling with these funding losses, indicating real-world impacts on ongoing projects.cancertherapyadvisor.comcancertherapyadvisor.comCancer Research Funding Cuts: Researchers Grapple With Losses

Wired frames the cuts as part of a broader attempt by the Trump administration to eliminate funding for studies it deemed politically undesirable, which included hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research.wired.comwired.comHow Trump Killed Cancer Research

The timing is consistent with actions occurring after January 2025, including a temporary freeze starting late January 2025 and continuing delays through mid-2025.