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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Around 50 cancer survivors, patients and advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will come from around the state for “Suits and Sneakers” Cancer Action Day at the State House on Wednesday, March 4. The event is an ... The group will move to the Statehouse Rotunda around 10 a.m. for House and Senate floor proclamations and to host an interactive display of hope in the Rotunda for the public to honor someone touched by cancer. Interviews and coverage will be available anytime. Stacy is the on-site ... this session. Expand Medicaid eligibility to give more people access to care that can screen for, detect and treat cancer. Pass  HB3202 for cost-free diagnostic and supplemental breast examination health insurance coverage. New statistics show nearly 37,000 South Carolinians will be ...

FRANKFORT, KY.  – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) opposes House bill 7, which would require a majority of adults enrolled in Medicaid to meet various work requirements as a condition of ... net in the fight against cancer. We urge the legislature to stop this dangerous legislation that would create barriers for cancer patients and cost lives.    ###   About ACS CAN at 20  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for ...

... to think about 71,850 Ohioans who will hear the words “you have cancer” this year. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and their coalition partners commend the legislature for passing and Gov. Mike DeWine for signing the Rare Disease Advisory Council legislation into law.  The Ohio Rare Disease Advisory Council will be comprised of qualified professionals, patients, and caregivers living with rare diseases. It will serve to educate medical professionals, government ... diseases.    Ohioans who face a rare disease often face unique challenges, including delays in obtaining a diagnosis, misdiagnosis, shortages of medical specialists who can provide treatment, lack of treatment, absence of access to a knowledge base that ensures the most efficient and ...

LAS VEGAS –  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking cancer patients and recent survivors to enroll in its latest Survivor Views survey project. The project is dedicated to ensuring ... used to inform cancer-related policymaking. The survey project, which started in 2019, has provided invaluable insight on issues including the cost of prescription drugs, access to health coverage, surprise medical bills and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer patients’ access to ...