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Cancer Advocates to Convene on Beacon Hill to Urge Lawmakers to Reduce Health Disparities
... as a part of its annual Massachusetts state Lobby Day to urge them to support proposals that address the needs of cancer patients and reduce health disparities. Advocates will ask lawmakers to support legislation (House Bill 1227/Senate Bill 809) that would ensure insurance coverage ... testing and precision medicine due to financial barriers. Improving coverage for biomarker testing across insurance types will help reduce health disparities by eliminating these barriers. “Biomarker testing is essential to high-quality, personalized care for many conditions and can be a real gamechanger for many patients. Unfortunately, not everyone who can benefit from biomarker testing is ...
16th Annual ACS CAN Research and Health Equity Breakfast
... organization working every day to make issues facing cancer patients a national and state priority. Advancing Research, Innovation and Health Equity 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. As can cer prevention, early detection technology, targeted and immuno-therapies advance, we must also advance health equity so that all people have a fair and just opportunity to live longer, healthier lives free from cancer. Join us for the 16 th Annual ... Health Equity Breakfast on September 29th from 7:30-9:30am at 521 Overlook at Fenway Park, where we convene leaders from life sciences, health care, government, academia, and businesses to network and discuss how we can work together to accelerate research and innovation, and advance ...
15th Annual ACS CAN Research and Health Equity Breakfast
... organization working every day to make issues facing cancer patients a national and state priority. Advancing Research, Innovation and Health Equity 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. As can cer prevention, early detection technology, targeted and immuno-therapies advance, we must also advance health equity so that all people have a fair and just opportunity to live longer, healthier lives free from cancer. Join us for the 15 th Annual ... on October 14th from 7:30-9:30am at the Boston Marriott Cambridge in Kendall Square, where we convene leaders from life sciences, health care, government, academia, and businesses to network and discuss how we can work together to accelerate research and innovation, and advance ...
Addressing Health Disparities in Clinical Trials
Addressing Health Disparities in Clinical Trials Presented by AstraZeneca and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Tuesday, November 10th 9 AM to ... Accendo Panelists: Dr. Christopher Lathan Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Director, Cancer Care Equity Program Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Dr. Pandy Opima Clinical Trial Diversity Lead, CMO Office, AstraZeneca ...