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ACS CAN Supports the Find It Early Act (H.R.3086)
Background Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer death among women after lung cancer. In 2023, an estimated 297,790 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and ... Black women are more likely to experience longer intervals between mammograms and between abnormal results and follow-up. Some insurers apply cost sharing when initial breast cancer screening requires additional follow-on testing to determine whether an individual has cancer, or if dense ... and diagnostic services include but are not limited to 2D or 3D mammograms, breast ultrasounds, or breast magnetic resonance imaging. ACS CAN’s Position ACS CAN supports H.R. 3086 to increase access to no cost breast cancer screening, diagnostic and follow-up testing. ACS CAN ...
Early Detection and Screening Can Save Lives & Money
Early detection of breast and cervical cancer through screening can improve survival and reduce mortality by finding cancer at an early stage when treatment is more effective and less expensive. However, ... has shown there are many barriers to cancer screening for people with limited income, including access to providers and facilities, costs of screening and care, lack of knowledge and understanding about the role of screening, as well as barriers like time off work and access to ...
ACS CAN Supports the “Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act” (H.R. 4286)
Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women with 127,070 deaths expected in the U.S. in 2023. An estimated 238,340 new cases of lung cancer will be ... to be treated successfully. Research has shown that access to yearly low-dose CT (LDCT) scans to screen people at higher risk of lung cancer can save lives. Yet despite recommendations for lung cancer screening since 2013 from both the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive ... (D‑NY-26) and Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) the “Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act:” Provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening as recommended by USPSTF to the traditional Medicaid population. Provides coverage for tobacco cessation as ...
Congress Should Reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control oversees the National Breastand Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). Since its inception, NBCCEDP has decreased breast and cervical cancer deaths by providing cost-effective breast and cervical cancer screenings, diagnostic tests, and treatment referral services to communities that are limited-income, underserved, under-insured and uninsured. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Congress to reauthorize this critical program by passing the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services ...
National Screening Survey
Overview The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) empowers advocates across the country to make their voices heard and influence evidence-based public policy change, as well as legislative and regulatory solutions to reduce the cancer burden. As part of this effort, ACS CAN deploys surveys to better understand cancer patient and survivor experiences and perspectives, through our Survivor Views ... percent of those who do not have a regular primary care doctor report having been more than a year behind on their recommended screenings. Cost is the Single Most Frequently Mentioned Reason for Falling Behind When asked the main reason for being behind on routine cancer screenings, ...