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... D.C. – October 7, 2009 – Reducing the number of breast cancer deaths in America requires that we improve access to affordable and adequate health insurance, expand the availability of mammograms, reduce disparities in care among low-income and minority populations, and educate young women about good breast health, testified Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on ...

ORLANDO, FL — October 5, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has made it increasingly difficult for cancer patients and survivors to receive the care they need and has led to delays in preventive screenings, diagnostic testing and treatment care. A May survey from the American Cancer Society (ACS CAN) found that 87% of cancer patients and survivors said the pandemic had affected their health care in some manner, including the struggle to get and afford health care. These impacts have sparked an important question among Florida providers, patients and policymakers on what action is needed to ...

... dedicated to reducing suffering and death from cancer, ACS CAN is pleased that lawmakers prioritized cancer prevention and access to care, particularly during the pandemic. The legislature increased funding for tobacco prevention and cessation and maintained funding for Women’s ... we struggle with an epidemic of young people using e-cigarettes.   "The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of access to health care, and by maintaining funding for Women’s Way and the colorectal cancer screening program, the state can reduce the number of people ... to potentially lifesaving mammograms, Pap tests and colon cancer screenings. "Finally, reauthorizing Medicaid funding will preserve access to health care coverage for more than 20,000 North Dakotans, including cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease through July 31, ...

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Advocates met with lawmakers and urged them to support policies that increase access to quality health care and prevent tobacco use.  According to the American Cancer Society , in 2025, more than 42,000 Arizona residents will be newly diagnosed with ... cancers (lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate), but more likely to develop cancer in the liver, stomach, and cervix.  “Access to quality health care and enacting proven tobacco control policies are two ways we can lessen the burden of this disease,” said Brian Hummell, ACS CAN ...