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Tampa Community Gathers to Honor Those Affected by Cancer

... shared. After losing her mother, González decided to turn her grief into action by volunteering with ACS CAN to advocate for greater access to health care and cancer screenings. "Our elected leaders play a vital role in achieving our vision of ending cancer as we know it. That's why it's so ...

2018 Legislative Session Update

... 10 years the program has reduced smoking rates to the lowest we have ever seen and saved the state over $17.7 billion dollars in smoking related health care costs.   We would like to thank you for your continued commitment, and for the important role you played in a very successful legislative ...

Week 2 - Legislative Session in Tallahssee Update

... position taken by the House last week. Of note in the hearing, however, was the emergence of alternative proposals to increase access to quality health care for those currently without it. ACS CAN will continue to work with key decision makers on this issue to ensure the voice of the cancer patient ... Treatment Fairness Act, SB 422 by Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto (R - Ft. Myers) and HB 301 by Rep. Debbie Mayfield (R - Vero Beach), would require health insurance policies that provide cancer treatment medication coverage to also provide coverage for oral cancer treatment medications. ...

Megan Wessel Accepts National Staff Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... 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 ...

Week 8 - Legislative Session Update

... Medicaid expansion alternatives still moving in each chamber. With only one week left, there is still a long way to go.  Earlier this week the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget conference chairs “bumped” unresolved issues to the higher appropriations chairs without resolution on some of the issues we care about most. Budget deliberations over the next few days will be critical in determining whether or not Florida dedicates adequate resources to ...

Floridians Join Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Nationwide to Call on Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... and prevention funding, ACS CAN volunteer advocates will also encourage lawmakers to advance legislation that addresses disparities in cancer care and supports more equitable access to cancer clinical trials through the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act (the Act). Named after ... efforts, placing Florida in the top 3 of states across the nation for fundraising. ACS CAN thanks our local sponsors of Lights of Hope, Advent Health and Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute. # # # About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is making cancer ...

Kissimmee Resident Accepts National Volunteer Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... 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 ...

Miami Resident Accepts National Volunteer Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... 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 ...

Florida State Lead Ambassador

... Cancer Center in Tampa.  This gift of additional time was due to the advancements made with research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, this is why I advocate. Personally, I have been married to my wonderful wife, Yamile, for almost 40 years ... It is in this process that I can positively impact the lives of others by helping to implement policies that can assist with research, access to care, and raising awareness.   What is your proudest accomplishment as an ACS CAN volunteer? There have been many great moments since I began my ...

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