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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will be cutting more than 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will impact operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), among other critical agencies. These ... Services (HHS) announced today will touch all points of the cancer continuum, from prevention to research, to treatment access and survivorship care, and could disrupt our nation’s ability to develop early detection tests and treatments for the more than 200 diseases we know as cancer. ...

... cuts caused by sequestration. This drastic cut will result in tens of thousands of fewer cancer screenings provided by the program. While the health care law is improving access to health care coverage and early detection services, there are still women that will need to rely on the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early ...

... Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer Otis W. Brawley WASHINGTON – April 28, 2011 – The President's Panel on Cancer has released a report on health disparities that points to an urgent need to expand research and improve understanding of the factors that influence cancer risk and ... competence" among healthcare professionals to better address cultural and language barriers that can negatively impact the quality of patient care. Following is a statement from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, the charitable nonprofit parent ... 'America's Demographic and Cultural Transformation: Implications for Cancer,' is a well-developed synthesis of the issue of disparities in health. The American Cancer Society thanks the panel members and their staff and recognizes the diligence that went into compiling and writing this ...

... state leaders missed an opportunity to address those shortcomings and alleviate New York workers’ fears around losing their job, access to health insurance or a livable wage because of a diagnosis like cancer. We hope state leaders seize the next chance—with Senate Bill 172/Assembly ... The Senate passed their bill with strong bi-partisan support and now it is time for the Assembly to do the same.  “Promoting access to care is a core principle for ACS CAN. Though state lawmakers failed to advance legislation preserving New Yorkers’ access to care through paid ... 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 ...