SMU's Matt Doherty Among College Basketball Coaches Teaming Up with Patients to Call for Increased Cancer Research Funding

WASHINGTON (SMU) --- SMU men's basketball coach Matt Doherty is among coaches from four Division I universities that are putting rivalries aside to team up with cancer advocates to urge Congress to protect federal funding for cancer research and prevention programs. Joining with cancer survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the coaches will lead a Capitol Hill rally Tuesday, September 27, to emphasize that the federal investment in cancer research, prevention and early detection programs is vitally important to helping people prevent and fight the disease.