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Administration Budget Proposal Could Slow Progress in Fight Against Cancer

... and Prevention, and further to pay for it with money that was intended to break new ground in prevention. The goal of the Prevention and Public Health Fund is to refocus the health care system on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. The ...

Santa Fe Family to Urge Congress to Fully Fund Bipartisan STAR Act

... will be joined in Washington by her older daughter Liesl, who was just 5 when her sister died. She is now 20 years old and majoring in public health. The Gonzales’s will join more than 200 other cancer patients, survivors and family members in the nation’s capital for Childhood Cancer ... CAN is a member. Participants will ask lawmakers to fully fund the STAR Act, continue to make strong investments in the National Institutes for Health and the National Cancer Institute to help advance discoveries in the fight against childhood cancer, and to pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) to advance the quality of life of childhood cancer patients, survivors and their families. An ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Make the Fight to Defeat Cancer a National Priority

... DC, this week to urge lawmakers to support funding for critical cancer research and prevention programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal agencies.ξ A total of 140 ... this disease, resulting in 400 more deaths avoided that would have occurred from the disease per day than in 1991. ACS CAN joins the following health care groups participating in this year 's lobby day: American Academy of Dermatology Association, American Association for Cancer Research, ...

Poll Finds 8 in 10 Likely Voters Support Increasing Cancer Research Funding

... 17 th annual OVAC lobby day to ask their legislators to fund cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Cancer doesn 't discriminate by race, religion, geographic region or political party, said David Pugach, ACS CAN federal relations ... that includes funding for the NIH and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For decades, research supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute has played a key role in virtually every major cancer prevention, detection and treatment discovery, ... growing to 2.1 million people diagnosed with cancer in 2025. For a link to the polling memo, click here . For a full list of the OVAC health care groups joining ACS CAN in this year 's lobby day, visit http://ovaconline.org/members.html . ACS CAN , the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy ...

Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... bills. The House Appropriations Committee already passed a bill that includes a $2 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $300 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services will mark-up its funding bill Tuesday. “Thanks to past federal investment in the fight against cancer, research keeps ... will also encourage lawmakers to advance legislation that supports patients’ quality of life by increasing access to palliative or supportive care, which can be provided at any age or stage of illness. They will ask Congress to close a Medicare loophole that often results in surprise ...

Cancer Community to Host Panel Discussion on Research in Wisconsin

... the innovations of local cancer researchers, explore how new therapies are developing and discuss what it could mean for the future of cancer care WHO:              Carmen Bergom, M.D., Ph.D. – assistant professor, department of radiation oncology, Medical College of ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

ACS CAN Calls on Congress to Reject Cuts; Draft Full Appropriations Bills That Include Increases to Protect Cancer Patients

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

Amendment to House Budget Resolution Would Protect Lifesaving Cancer Research Funding

... marked up today in the House Budget Committee would prohibit funding cuts to cancer and other disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ... longstanding commitment to issues that affect the cancer community. As a breast cancer survivor, she has long advocated for access to meaningful health care for all Americans and further research to develop tools and therapies for the cancers where we still don’t have answers.” A recent poll ...

Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at Improving Access to Clinical Trials for Patients Introduced in the Senate

... income and does not count toward income eligibility for programs such as Medicaid. Additionally, the bill would allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue grants for community education, outreach and recruitment efforts to encourage more participation ... who are underrepresented in clinical trials. Grant-eligible activities would include working with local trial sites like community health centers, training health care personnel and clinical trial investigators, engaging community stakeholders to promote clinical trial participation and building partnerships ...

New Legislation Would Make It Easier for Patients to Participate in Clinical Trials

... clarifies that such support by sponsors is permitted under anti-kickback laws. In addition, the legislation would allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for community education, outreach and recruitment activities to enable greater clinical trial ... who currently are underrepresented in clinical trials. Grant-eligible activities would include working with local trial sites like community health centers, training health care personnel and clinical trial investigators, engaging community stakeholders to encourage clinical trial participation and fostering ...

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