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Texas Senators Take Important Step to Address High Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates in the State

... of color, are also being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at increasingly younger ages due to varying risk factors and limited access to health care which can result in a decrease in screening rates. If passed, the bill would remove a major financial barrier keeping thousands of Texans from ...

Great American Smokeout Shines Light on Opportunities for New York Lawmakers to Act to Prevent Smoking-Related Deaths

... 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, ...

2012 Missing the Message Colon Cancer Report

... all counties, more than half of all cancer diagnoses are later stage, when there are fewer treatment options and survival rates are lower. Care should be taken in interpreting the rates presented. The actual number of cases in most counties is relatively small and the rates presented ... polyps bleed intermittently into the intestine. The FOBT can detect very small quantities of blood in stool. The FOBT kit is obtained from a health care provider for use at home. Bleeding from colorectal cancer may be intermittent or undetectable, so accurate test results require annual ... Union 63.8 52.6 -17.6% 24.4 18.4 -24.6% 63.6% 57.1% -10.2% Warren 68.0 50.9 -25.1% 23.4 16.9 -27.8% 52.4% 53.7% 2.5%   [1] New Jersey Dept. of Health & Senior Services, State Cancer Registry, 2011 and American Cancer Society Facts & Figures, 2011   2012 Missing the Message Colon Cancer ...

Advocates Set Sights on Cancer Prevention & Detection in 2024, Respond to Governor’s Budget with Avenues to Reduce Cancer Burden in NY

... (ACS CAN) Senior Government Relations Director Michael Davoli: “In 2023, New York State delivered for its residents, prioritizing access to care with the passage of the biomarker testing bill. This legislation will equip countless New Yorkers who have received a cancer diagnosis with ... to programs that provide year-after-year benefits to low-income New Yorkers prohibits our state from achieving sustainable improvements in health equity. ACS CAN urges Governor Hochul to commit to a sustained increase in annual CSP funding equivalent to last year’s increase and forgo ...

Guest Post: Kansas Minors No Longer Exposed to the Dangers of Indoor Tanning

... that would prevent young people under the age of 18 from accessing indoor tanning beds. After hearing from survivors, volunteers, and health care professionals during hearings, by phone, mail, email, and at events in their hometowns, the indoor tanning bill made it through committee and ...

Request for Proposals for ACS CAN NYS Lobbying and Legislative Consultant

... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority.  ACS CAN gives ordinary ... are tobacco free; Increasing the purchase age for tobacco to 21. Including e-cigarettes in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act. Access to Care - Improving access to needed medications by allowing for substitution of interchangeable biosimilar drugs, permitting less expensive versions ... by providing limitations on fail first (Step Therapy) policies; Allowing pharmacists to administer the HPV Vaccine; Expanding palliative care programs and education.     2.0  RFP Goals and Objectives The primary objective of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals ...

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