To mark Medicaid Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is shining a bright light on what expanding eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program would mean for Wyoming families in the fight against cancer. Wyoming remains one of only 10 states without Medicaid expansion.
Leading patient organizations, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), applaud Virginia lawmakers for passing legislation to protect patients from the harmful effects of medical debt.
El Senado estatal aprobó el SB 2679, el cual pretende incrementar el acceso a las pruebas genéticas recomendadas y a las pruebas de detección basadas en la evidencia científica para quienes tienen antecedentes personales de cáncer o en su familia.
WASHINGTON, DC – Investigadores del Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Centro Oncológico Fred Hutchinson), la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer e instituciones similares publicaron nuevos hallazgos en el Journal of Clinical Oncology (Revista de oncología clínica) que muestran que cuando se consideran todos los tipos de estudios de investigación sobre el cáncer, al menos una de cada cinco personas tiene cáncer, o el 21.9%, participa en algún tipo de investigación clínica.
With the end of the 2024 Georgia legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is optimistic for the future of increasing access to health coverage in the Peach State and reinforces its commitment to this effort.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pleased to see strong support in the Senate for increasing access to health care to more hard-working Mississippians.
ALBANY, NY - 27 DE MARZO DE 2024 - Funcionarios electos se unieron hoy a sobrevivientes de cáncer, defensores de los derechos de los pacientes y líderes de salud pública para resaltar las oportunidades que se presentan en el presupuesto del año fiscal 2024-25 para a ayudar a más
ALBANY, NY – MARCH 27, 2024 – Earlier today, elected officials stood alongside cancer survivors, patient advocates and public health leaders to highlight opportunities in the 2024-25 FY budget aimed at helping more New Yorkers prevent cancer, detect it early and alleviate its bur
Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network submitted a statement for the record to the House Energy & Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee in regards to their hearing on Evaluating Approaches to Diagnostic Test Regulation and the impact of the FDA’s proposed rule.
The following was originally published in the Albany Times Union on March 21, 2024.