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HELENA, Mont. – Tens of thousands of Montanans are counting on lawmakers to protect their access to health care as business convenes this week in the state capitol.
 

The following is a statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) New York City Senior Government Relations Director Michael Davoli:

“Late last year, Mayor Adams laid out a goal of reducing deaths from cancers that can be detected early through routine screening by 20% by 2030. His HealthyNYC initiative might be viewed as overly ambitious but we at ACS CAN believe it is possible to achieve, should city leaders look in the right direction. Patient navigation is that right direction. It is one of the most promising solutions towards achieving this goal, and cancer survivors throughout the city are eager to see it actualized by the Adams administration through an improvement in New Yorkers’ access to patient navigation.

The following is a statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Pennsylvania Government Relations Director Donna Greco:

“In 2024, ACS CAN was proud to see the Pennsylvania Legislature mobilize swiftly and in a bipartisan manner to bring the promise of precision medicine to more patients. Beginning in the new year, Act 39 of 2024 will make it so that all patients who can benefit and are insured through a state-regulated health plan will receive coverage for biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments. Pennsylvanians also secured a victory for access to care through Act 42 of 2024, the newly enacted legislation that includes telemedicine as a covered benefit in the Commonwealth.

As lawmakers kick off for the 2025 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network urges legislators to prioritize proven youth tobacco prevention measures and programs that help those already addicted quit. 
 

BOISE, IDAHO – As legislative business convenes in the state Capitol, Idaho lawmakers must prioritize access to health care so that tens of thousands of state residents can continue to lead healthy and happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and defeat cancer.

As lawmakers dive into the 2025 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes. 
 

JACKSON, Miss. – As Mississippi lawmakers dive into the 2025 legislative session Tuesday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) lends its full support to them finishing what they started last year to expand Medicaid in the Magnolia State.

WASHINGTON, DC— 3 de enero de 2025 — “Mientras se reúne hoy el 119.º Congreso, ACS CAN insta a los miembros a mantener a los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer en el centro de cada decisión de políticas de salud, desde el financiamiento de la investigación del cáncer hasta la g

The 2025 legislative session opens the door to an increased tax on all tobacco products and ensuring access to potentially lifesaving Biomarker testing

La Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer se une a la nación en luto por la pérdida del expresidente Jimmy Carter.