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2016 ACS CAN Oregon Personalized Medicine Forum
... personalized medicine? How can cancer patients benefit from genetic testing and targeted therapies (including recent examples in lung cancer, melanoma, etc.)? How do we ensure personalized medicine is practiced in a reliable way that optimizes patient outcomes? What is needed to integrate ...
CMS Should Prioritize Patients’ Experience as the Administration Negotiates Drug Prices for 2026 Plans
... FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered, Global Colon Cancer, Association HealthTree, Foundation Health Men Inc., LUNGevity Foundation, Melanoma Research Foundation, National Brain Tumor Society, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, Sharsheret | The Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer ...
ABC News 12: Cancer survivors and health care advocates rally for oral chemo coverage
... other states provide equal health insurance coverage of chemotherapy, whether it's taken by needle or by mouth. "I am a bone cancer survivor and melanoma survivor. I was diagnosed in college and I also lost my father to multiple myeloma a few years ago, so it's really passionate to see the ...
Lt. Governor Mike Cooney Joins the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for 6th Annual Hoops, Hops and Hope!
... restricts youth under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Research shows that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59%, and Montana has one of the highest melanoma rates in the country. Unfortunately, this skin cancer prevention legislation died in House Judiciary this morning 8-11. About the American ...
Cancer Patient Cannot Afford to Wait on Prior Authorization
... this bill so that cancer patients like me no longer have to wait on lifesaving treatment! Faye Parker - Sinking Spring, Pa. As a Stage III melanoma cancer survivor, I have experienced the dangers of delays in access to tests and treatment firsthand. After I was diagnosed, my health ...
New Survey: Utilization Management Delays Cancer Care; Leads to More Stress and Contributes to Worse Outcomes
... Hepatitis B Foundation, International Myeloma Foundation, Lung Cancer Alliance, LUNGevity, Lupus Foundation of America, MAPRx Coalition, Melanoma Research Foundation, Mens Health Network, Mental Health America, Movement Disorders Policy Coalition, National Alliance on Mental Illness, ...
ACS CAN Michigan Forum on the Costs of Cancer
... in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Heather Hall - ACS CAN Volunteer Heather Hall is a national cancer advocate, speaker, and writer. An osteosarcoma, melanoma, and breast cancer survivor, Heather has spoken at events across the country and led sessions and programs relating to sharing your cancer ...
New York Biomarker Testing Campaign
... Advocacy Network KRAS Kickers Lung Cancer Research Foundation LUNGEVITY Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Medical Society State of New York Melanoma Research Foundation Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Montefiore Health System Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center NAACP New York State ...