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Health Care Providers Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Biomarker Testing Bill without Delay
... treatments that can lead to improved survivorship and quality of life. Hal Sieger is a cancer survivor from Greenlawn, NY, who beat Stage 4 melanoma in 2012 thanks in part to biomarker testing. Sieger credits access to the testing and Northwell Health for saving his life. “I was first diagnosed in 1988 and was cancer-free for 22 years until the recurrence of melanoma in 2012. Thankfully, biomarker testing and a new drug were available to me. I am extremely grateful for the advances in science, which ...
New Study Shows Cancer Rates Rising in Women; Advocates Urge Hawaii State Lawmakers to Support Cancer Fight in 2025
... and smoking cessation. Incidence rates continue to climb for common cancers, as well, including breast, prostate, pancreatic, uterine corpus, melanoma, liver, and oral cancers associated with HPV. In 2025, more than 9,000 residents in Hawaii will be diagnosed with cancer, with more than ...
Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at State House, Urging Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing & Address Affordability Concerns
... medicine treatments that have been proven to reduce risk of death and improve quality of life. ACS CAN volunteer Nanci Carney shared her melanoma diagnosis and the role that biomarker testing played in her treatment and survivorship. “Biomarker testing is a part of why I’m here ...
Calls to Improve Access to Biomarker Testing in NJ Bring Together Patients, Providers & Public Health Leaders across Disease Spectrum
... Advocacy Network KRAS Kickers Lung Cancer Research Foundation LUNGevity Foundation Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. MET Crusaders Melanoma Research Foundation Michael J. Fox Foundation National Comprehensive Cancer Network® National Organization for Rare Diseases National ...
Calls to Improve New Yorkers’ Access to Precision Medicine Through Biomarker Testing Bring Together Patients and Providers from across Disease Spectrum
... Arthritis KRAS Kickers Lung Cancer Research Foundation LUNGEVITY Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Medical Society State of New York Melanoma Research Foundation Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Montefiore Health System Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center NAACP New York State ...