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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, ...

NJ Assembly Introduces Legislation to Bolster State Investment in Cancer Research, Following Senate’s Lead

... making New Jersey a place for people to stay and grow their careers. Dr. Kenneth Adler, Chair of the NJCCR, added, “Every advance in cancer care begins with research. I have had the distinct privilege, as the head of the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research, to witness countless ... 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, ...

Regional Eligibility Screening Nearly Doubles Cancer Clinical Trial Opportunities, May Increase Enrollment, New Papers Show

... creation of automated screening tools and processes that would be integrated into provider workflows, directly interfacing with site electronic health records, that would search for trial eligibility in a regional manner. “We’ve laid the foundation for a new way of thinking about ... Referral, and Operations: Findings from a Survey , sought to gain insight into cancer clinical trial enrollment practices through a survey of health care providers such as physicians and nurses. The survey looked at both opening and recruiting for onsite trials and referring to offsite trials. ...

Local Cancer Survivor Travels to D.C. to Urge Congress to Fund Research

... Cancer (OVAC) lobby day to ask their legislators to fund cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). “As a cancer survivor, I’ve witnessed firsthand the benefits of past investment in cancer research,” Neville said. “For ... for medical research and cancer prevention programs has had a role in every major advance against this disease. View a full list of the OVAC health-care groups joining ACS CAN in this year’s lobby day . ### Local Cancer Survivor Travels to D.C. to Urge Congress to Fund Research ...

Sweeping Changes in Grantmaking Could Jeopardize the Future of Cancer Research and the Country’s Global Leadership in Biomedical Innovation

... the door for interference and jeopardizing federal research investments. These changes would affect work funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, which are critical agencies in the fight against cancer. The following is ... in promising research that is relevant, rigorous, evidence-based and peer-reviewed directly influences our downstream ability to deliver care that save lives. “We must continue to work to close gaps in cancer outcomes and are also concerned that the proposal could halt research ... to reconsider this proposed rule so that we can continue to accelerate progress against cancer and will work with policymakers and public health officials to help them understand the harmful impact these changes can have for cancer patients, survivors and their families.” 0 The ...

ACS CAN and the American Cancer Society brief Congress on new cancer data

... decline. But, he made clear that more work and research needs to be done to ensure the progress made in the fight against cancer also addresses health disparities in low-income and minority communities. “The most important question today is how can we provide high quality care to populations that do not often receive it,” Dr. Brawley said. Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), who joined Dr. Brawley and Chris Hansen at the ...

Arizonans Traveling to D.C. to Help Honor McCain, Press Lawmakers to Prioritize Cancer

... fight. Specifically, the Arizonan delegation will ask their members of Congress to: Increase funding for research at the National Institutes of Health by $2 billion for fiscal year 2019. Support the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) , which will greatly improve the quality of life for cancer patients. Support the Removing ...

Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Urge Federal Lawmakers to Make Cancer a National Priority

... lawmakers to restore and sustain funding for cancer research and proven prevention and early detection programs, improve access to palliative care as an extra layer of support for those with chronic disease, and increase federal tobacco taxes. The federal government has a critical role to ... to ensure that the fight against cancer remains a top national priority by restoring funding for critical research at the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute and proven prevention and early detection programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that ... the non-profit, non-partisan advocacy affiliate organization of the American Cancer Society, which is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top ...

Impact of new FY11 budget on the fight against cancer

... months of partisan bickering, Congress finally passed a budget for 2011 last week -- but only after making sizable cuts to cancer programs we care deeply about. We can claim one important success. Thanks to pressure from volunteers like you, Congress rejected far deeper cuts to research funding at the National Institutes of Health, which could have jeopardized promising scientific advances in the research pipeline. Unfortunately, the deal does make significant cuts to ... I know one thing is for certain: this compromise could have been so much worse without your help. We're a nonpartisan organization, and we don't care who wins politically. We just want lawmakers to give cancer patients the support they deserve. If the original House budget proposal had ...

President’s FY24 Budget Prioritizes Funding for Cancer Research and Prevention

... the cancer burden nationwide in his FY24 budget through increased investment in accelerated research at the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H) and investment in cancer prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The budget also included modest increases for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, as well as a dedicated funding mechanism for the Cancer Moonshot initiative.    The following is a ... the advances we have made and will make in how we prevent, detect, treat and promote survivorship, equitable access to affordable, comprehensive care is imperative. Making marketplace subsidies permanent and closing the Medicaid coverage gap both play a pivotal role in achieving the ...

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