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Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to D.C. Urging Congress to Make Cancer a National Priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 18, 2023 – As Congress works to determine 2024 priorities before the budget deadline at the end of the month, nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico, and nearly ... make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority.  As part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day, advocates will urge lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research and prevention, support ... as prostate cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death for Black men,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “We know added cost is a significant obstacle in determining whether an individual is able to remain up to date on their recommended cancer screenings. The PSA ...

House Advances Problematic Public Health Provisions as Part of Debt Limit Proposal Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2023 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, in a 217-215 vote, passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, advancing provisions that would greatly restrict access to affordable care and risk progress in the fight against cancer.   Just this week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to House leadership detailing their concerns on provisions in the Act and the adverse impact they would have on individuals’ ... treat and survive cancer.   The following is a statement from ACS CAN President Lisa Lacasse:  “We’re disappointed by the House passage of a proposal that includes harmful public health policies that would roll back our nation’s progress in the fight against cancer in an aim to ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Senate to Support Restoration and Increase of Health Program Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 14, 2006 -- Following congressional approval last December of funding cuts for cancer research and programs and last month’s release of President Bush’s budget proposal that recommends further funding reductions, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM today urged ... Detection Program (NBCCEDP). Even with existing funding, this program, which provides uninsured and underinsured women with cancer screenings, can serve only one in five eligible women. The total cut for all cancer programs at the CDC would be $3.2 million. In addition, funding for the ...

ACS CAN Report Highlights Critical Need for Sustained Funding for Cancer Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. Feb. 5, 2013 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today released a new report, Catalyst for Cures: How Federally Funded Cancer Research Saves Lives, that underscores the threat posed by sequestration to future progress in the fight to end death and suffering related to cancer. The report focuses on the impact of federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in driving new discovery in laboratories and cancer research centers across the ... symptoms of leukemia to such a degree that Manny Ortiz of Woburn, Mass. ran the Boston Marathon while undergoing treatment. Sequestration could cost us a decade of progress in medical research leaving the next breakthroughs in the fight to defeat cancer to languish in the labs, said John R. ...

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

... survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day to urge lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research and prevention programs, advance legislation that supports patients’ quality of life, ensure lifesaving colon cancer screenings are affordable for seniors and reduce tobacco use by restricting flavored tobacco products to ...

One Year Anniversary of Cancer Moonshot Reignition Brings Progress and Opportunity

WASHINGTON, DC – February 2, 2023 – On the one-year anniversary of the reignited Cancer Moonshot, the White House looked back on a year of progress and announced several public and private commitments to ... shared by the administration, the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), are highlighted for ongoing work across the enterprise to support the Moonshot’s five key priority areas: (1) close the screening gap, (2) ... a number of legislative and policy developments over the past year, including improved cancer care affordability thanks to out-of-pocket cost caps in Medicare Part D; the creation and funding of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) with $2.5B already ...

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

... survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day to urge lawmakers to protect funding for cancer research and prevention programs, endorse legislation that supports patients ' quality of life and ensure lifesaving colon cancer screenings are affordable for seniors. Members of Congress are putting aside partisan politics and ...

ACS CAN Letter to Budget Conferees Urges Congress to Restore Funding for Critical Cancer Research and Prevention Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 18, 2013 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) late last week sent a letter to Budget Conference Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Vice Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), urging Congress ... agreement that prioritizes the fight to end death and suffering from cancer. Reduced funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and proven prevention programs supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has undercut our ability as a nation to fight a disease that will kill more than 580,000 people in the United States this year and will cost more than $201 billion in medical care and lost productivity. Federal cancer research and prevention funding saves lives and promotes economic ...

Strengthening Nation’s Health Care System Should Be a Priority in State of the Union Address

Washington, D.C.—February 5, 2019—Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers will tune into the president’s State of the Union address tonight, watching to see if the president will commit to strengthening the nation’s health care system by preserving access ... and affordable health care coverage, support life-saving medical research through increased federal research funding and improve patient quality of life with increased access to palliative care. ACS CAN Maryland State Lead Ambassador Jacqueline Beale, a 17-year breast cancer survivor, has been invited to attend the State of the Union by House ...

ACS CAN and CodeX Lead Project to Expand Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment Through Improved Technology

Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, Mich. —The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase ... Project will provide basic trial screening using existing tools within EHR and PDM systems. The matching occurs by sending a select number of standardized patient data points to external clinical trial matching services that then return the  results for any matching trials within the ... The CodeX initiative, a collaborative effort implementing oncology data standards to support better, safer, faster care, and lower burden and cost, is helping implement the project. “Several years ago, MITRE began engaging partners from across the oncology ecosystem who also understood ...

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