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HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?

... little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions and perhaps billions of dollars through health care cost reductions and increased worker productivity. So, how does your state measure up? Read the report: How Do You Measure Up?       HOW DO ...

Childhood Cancer Advocates Share Stories on Capitol Hill

... and survivorship programs to improve the quality of life for all childhood cancer survivors, increase access to the long-term comprehensive health care services they need and enhance understanding of the long-term effects of their treatment. While innovative cancer research has led to more ... and survivorship for all people facing cancer, including pediatric patients, survivors and their families, through improved access to palliative care services . Two bills introduced in Congress this spring would address the deficit in palliative care training offered in the nation's medical ...

Proposed NIH Budget Cuts Could Devastate Medical Innovation and Cripple Critical Cancer Research and Prevention Efforts

Washington, D.C., —Today the president introduced his proposed 2018 budget, which includes deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Medicaid. If approved by Congress, the cuts ... cuts combined with the more than $600 billion reduction for Medicaid funding, could leave millions of Americans without access  to meaningful health care and prevention services. “To date, the federal government has played a critical role in our ability to reduce the cancer burden. Such ...

Crucial Legislation Would Advance Pediatric Cancer Research

... D.C – February 3, 2017 – Bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday in Congress would help improve survivorship, treatment and access to care for childhood cancer patients and expand research into childhood cancers and care. The Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and ... would advance pediatric cancer research and increases transparency and expertise for pediatric cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additionally, the legislation expands research into the long-term side effects of childhood cancer and its treatments, as well as how ... and their families by expanding opportunities for research on childhood cancer and providing new strategies to help survivors overcome late health effects, such as secondary cancers. It is my hope that these efforts will lead to life-saving treatments for children and bring us closer ...

A Broken Promise to Our Children

... country? Yet, our progress in the fight against Big Tobacco is being undermined, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health groups including ACS CAN. Issued annually, the report assesses whether states have kept their promise to use funds from the landmark 1998 ... more of the tobacco dollars they receive to protect our kids from Big Tobacco and help people quit. The result will be fewer cancers and other health problems from tobacco, and lower health care costs. I invite you to read this state-by-state report and learn how your state is doing in funding the fight against Big Tobacco. A Broken ...

Childhood Cancer Advocates Take Their Stories to Capitol Hill  

... Cancer Action Day. This year, participants will ask their congressional representatives to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), as well as fund the bipartisan Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act. ... to advance the quality of life of childhood cancer patients and their families, advocates will ask lawmakers to support the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). Cancer remains the leading cause of disease-related death among children in the United ... for the childhood cancer community. Now it’s time for Congress to continue to prioritize increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and fully fund childhood cancer research.  We’ve seen major advancements in therapies and treatments that have led to markedly improved ...

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 ...

St. Louis Native to Urge Congress to Ensure Childhood Cancer Research Remains a National Priority

... Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act, 2) continue to make strong investments in the National Institutes for Health and the National Cancer Institute to advance discoveries in the fight against childhood cancer, and 3) pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) to enhance the quality of life of childhood cancer patients, survivors and their families. ... Hodgkin’s lymphoma and faced numerous rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. Now, 16 years after her diagnosis, Horn still experiences complex health risks and challenges and must stay current with cancer screenings to ensure she remains in remission. An estimated 11,000 children under age ...

La Crosse Resident to Urge Congress to Ensure Childhood Cancer Research Remains a National Priority

... Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act, 2) continue to make strong investments in the National Institutes for Health and the National Cancer Institute to advance discoveries in the fight against childhood cancer, and 3) pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) to enhance the quality of life of childhood cancer patients, survivors and their families. At ... parents elected to try an experimental form of chemotherapy, which ultimately saved her life. Nearly 39 years later, she still faces significant health challenges and remains at risk for a variety of secondary cancers. An estimated 11,000 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with ...

New Report Reveals Gaps, Identifies Unique Barriers in Pediatric Cancer Research

... of pediatric cancer sites and ultimately saving lives. But when we expand our view to look at all pediatric cancers, as well as long term health and survival, it becomes clear that there are still areas of research where progress is urgently needed.” While much progress has been ... cancers like diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is still essentially zero. The report also details troubling statistics about the long-term health of pediatric cancer survivors, indicating high rates of late side effects, susceptibility to chronic conditions, and early death. More than ... childhood cancer treated several decades ago developed chronic conditions and more than one in three survivors aged 35 or older have experienced health effects considered severe or life threatening, including death. This rate of severe events is over five times higher than the rate ...

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