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Advocates to Gov. Ferguson: Cancer Can’t Be Acceptable Outcome of State Budget-cutting Process
... Wash. -– American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates call on Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to refuse to allow the long-term health of Washington residents to become collateral damage to the state’s current budget crisis. The state’s cancer prevention programs are one of the ... constituents as possible have access to screening for three of the state’s most prevalent forms of cancer. The following statement can be attributed to Audrey Miller Garcia, Government Relations Director for ACS CAN Washington: “The potential for budget cuts to do serious ... and cessation or the Breast, Cervical, and Colon Screening Program will damage Washington families well beyond their bank accounts. The cost will be the health of our children and lives of our loved ones. This is not political posturing. It’s based in data and is not a possibility ...
New Report: Washington Falls Short on Tobacco Prevention, Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds the Evergreen State meets the benchmark in just three of the eight public policy areas and falls short in four other categories. "This year alone, almost 39,200 Washingtonians will be diagnosed with ... treatment. This report provides lawmakers a legislative path forward to improve cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage." ACS CAN is particularly concerned with Washington’s red ...
Cancer Advocates Urge Washington Legislature Not to Weaken State's Clean Indoor Air Law
Olympia, Wash. – February 8, 2017 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is deeply concerned about proposed legislation to weaken Washington’s Clean Indoor Air Law. We urge lawmakers to vote ‘No’ on House Bill ... which would allow smoking in cigar bars across Washington and require workers in such establishments to be current smokers as a condition of employment. In response to the legislation, Mary McHale, ACS CAN Washington government relations director, issued the following statement: “We cannot put the lives of thousands of workers and patrons in jeopardy by weakening our state’s smoke-free protections. No one should have to choose between their ...
Cancer Patients and Survivors Urge Legislators to Make Biomarker Access a Priority, Eliminate Flavored Tobacco Sales
... Washington gathered at the Capitol building Monday to ask legislators to support House Bill 1062, which would expand insurance coverage of biomarker testing, making sure as many state residents as possible have access to this technology. Biomarker testing is about identifying the most effective treatment for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. It can open the door to precision treatments that can improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with many diseases and conditions. Similar legislation has passed in 20 states including California, Texas, Georgia and ...
New Report: Washington Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds the Evergreen State meets the benchmark in just three of the nine public policy areas, but falls short in four other categories. Washington earned a "red" ranking or failing grade for its extremely low level of state funding for tobacco prevention programs. The state spends slightly more than 2 percent of the level recommended by the U.S. Centers for ...
Advocates Call on Washington Lawmakers to Prioritize Expanding Access to Biomarker Testing
... biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is about identifying the most effective treatment for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. It can open the door to precision treatments that can improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with many diseases and conditions. Similar legislation has passed in 20 states including California, Texas, Georgia and New ... costs and avoiding potentially life-altering side effects. It’s notable that biomarker testing is increasingly important to the treatment of conditions outside of the cancer space, like arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, organ and tissue transplant, and rare diseases. Research ...