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... "Cancer hasn't stopped. So, neither will we. As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know if we're going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Indiana, this goal must be top of mind for our legislature," said Lisa Hayes, ACS CAN volunteer. "As someone who received ... I am asking lawmakers to preserve the funding for this program." Throughout the week, the volunteers heard from experts in the prevention and care of breast and cervical cancer, including Dr. Megan Buechel, gynecologic oncologist at Ascension, and Mary Heck, executive director of United Health Services. This organization provides BCCP services to Hoosier women.  Specifically, the Indiana volunteers asked the legislature to: Breast ...

... disease.” The report measures state policies on six priority areas: breast and cervical cancer early detection program funding; access to care for the uninsured; colorectal screening coverage laws; smoke-free laws; pain management; and tobacco taxes.  Failure to address these issues ... Tennessee, and South Carolina have not hit a single benchmark. The report also covers the challenges of ensuring access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. This year, more than 1.4 million people in America will be diagnosed with cancer and another 565,000 will die from ... they cannot gain access to the lifesaving care they need. ACS CAN, in partnership with the Society, is dedicated to ensuring that quality health care is available to all Americans. Meaningful reform must include adequate, available, affordable, and administratively simple health ...

... challenges, many state legislatures missed opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives.ξ The report, How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer ... with much more work left to be done. Effective public policy measures in the states that encourage prevention, guarantee access to affordable health care, curb tobacco use and focus on patients ' quality of life have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still ...

... state policies, indicates that as the nation is looking toward more state-driven solutions to address chronic disease prevention and access to health coverage, many states are actually falling behind in this area. “State lawmakers are in a unique position with proven opportunities at ... patients. By passing the proven policies laid out in this report, state lawmakers will not only be saving lives, they’ll be reducing long-term health care costs that can be reinvested back into state economies.” This 15 th edition of How Do You Measure Up? grades states in nine specific areas ...