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Arizona Advocates Call for No Cost Cancer Screenings and Stronger Protections from Big Tobacco at State Capitol
Dozens of volunteer advocates from across Arizona — including cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, and partner organizations — gathered at the State Capitol in Phoenix for Cancer Action Day, hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Thursday. Attendees met with state lawmakers to call for stronger protection against Big Tobacco and improved access to lifesaving breast and ... priorities including two bills that would eliminate financial barriers to screenings for breast and prostate cancers. HB2617 would remove cost-sharing barriers for high-risk men seeking prostate cancer screening which continues to be the most-diagnosed cancer among men in Arizona. ...
Arizona Cancer Advocates Mourn Passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva
Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) join Arizonans in mourning the loss of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday after complications from battling lung cancer. During his more ... fight against cancer. During the 118th Congress, he co-sponsored HR 1826, the PSA Screening for HIM Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at removing cost barriers to prostate cancer screening. Grijalva also supported HR 247, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection ...