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2016 ACS CAN Oregon Personalized Medicine Forum
... personalized medicine? How can cancer patients benefit from genetic testing and targeted therapies (including recent examples in lung cancer, melanoma, etc.)? How do we ensure personalized medicine is practiced in a reliable way that optimizes patient outcomes? What is needed to integrate ...
New Report: Colorado Gets Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... risk factor for skin cancer is the use of indoor tanning devices and studies show using indoor tanning devices before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59%. This year, 1,830 Coloradans will be diagnosed with melanoma. "Colorado has made some good progress, but we’ve got still got a lot of work to do," Ours added. "Passing and implementing the ...
Sen. Capito, Del. Summers Honored for Leadership in Cancer-Fighting Legislation
... of her work last session, our state took a critical step toward eliminating one of the most common forms of cancer among young people. As a melanoma survivor herself, Delegate Summers understands the cancer journey from the inside out, and we look forward to continuing to work alongside ...
New Mexico Advocates Rally in Support of Cancer Prevention Initiatives
... to humans,” the same category as tobacco and asbestos. Using an indoor tanning device before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent. Additional issues that ACS CAN volunteers met with their elected officials about include: increasing access, awareness and ...
$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol
... Worse yet, one in nine high school girls use tanning devices despite the fact that indoor tanning before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent,” said ACS CAN New Mexico Government Relations Director Sandra Adondakis. A bill to improve patient quality of life ...