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Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Prompts American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Seek Legislation Addressing Tobacco Addiction

... to implementing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer especially when it comes to tobacco control and access to care. ACS CAN is advocating for:  Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding : ACS CAN supports the Department of Health's proposed increase in funding for prevention and cessation to $4 million annually as a vital first step to protecting Tennessee’s youth ...

Wisconsin Cancer Advocates Send Powerful Message to Lawmakers with Touching Lights of Hope Display

... at the University of Wisconsin and American Cancer Society research scholar, spoke during the event and urged lawmakers to expand access to health care and approve critical research funds. “Today, advancements in cancer research are saving more lives than ever. Strong and consistent federal ...

Utah Cancer Advocates Rally Lawmakers at State Capitol for ‘Cancer Action Day’

... for patients and survivors in memory of my brother and in honor of my sister. I see the difference early detection and access to quality health care can make. I believe everyone deserves that no matter where they’re from or their background.”  Volunteer advocates spoke with lawmakers ...

Guest Blog - Improving Patient Education and Access: How Can We Better Leverage Advances in Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment

... them, giving doctors the right amount of information to make a therapy decision. The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health has recognized the potential impact of targeted NGS on cancer and is using it to help match patients to ongoing drug trials through its ... Doctors and healthcare networks have a responsibility to their patients to provide the most effective innovations so patients get the right care.  The issue of economics, on the other hand, is harder to overcome. NGS-based tests provide a significantly higher value to patients and ... Medicare and Medicaid – can help tremendously by coordinating NGS-focused trials across multiple labs to exponentially expand patient and health economics data. The information they gather would help establish clinical utility and cost justification, which is what insurers rightfully ...

Congressman Rodney Davis Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we're more determined than ever to stand ...

NY Assembly Misses Opportunity to Address Disparities in New York Families’ Access to Paid Leave

... 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, ...

New York Lawmakers Remove Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening, Passing A1195-A / S2000-A

... 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, ...

Legislation Aimed at Eliminating Financial Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Introduced in the House

... thousands of lives each year.” This legislation is one of the many ways ZERO, the AUA, and ACS CAN are engaged in combating the longstanding health inequities within prostate cancer. And, for men that have a family history of prostate cancer, a diagnosis is twice as likely compared to ... who are at high-risk for prostate cancer and decide to move forward with screening after an informed decision-making discussion with their health care provider should have access to that screening with no required cost sharing,” said Lisa A. Lacasse, President of the American Cancer Society ...

Mother, Daughter Survive Cancer & Send Message to Lawmakers: Reduce the Burden of Cancer in New Jersey

... making it less punitive for patients and easier for them to weather the financial storm of their illness. ACS CAN, along with the many public health and medical leaders who advocated for the passage of the proposal, see it as an opportunity to minimize the negative, cascading impacts of medical debt. This legislative session, the mother-daughter duo will join fellow patient advocates, medical leaders and public health allies in advancing legislation to improve access to biomarker testing, eliminate financial barriers to prostate cancer screening and end ... 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, ...

Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to Juneau to Urge Legislators to Push Harder Against the Tobacco Industry & Expand Telehealth Access

... and their families and caregivers from throughout Alaska gathered Tuesday at the Capitol building to ask legislators to prioritize public health over the profit margin of the Tobacco Industry.  The visit was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Cancer ... 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, ...

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