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200 Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Rally in Springfield for Breast, Cervical Cancer Funding
... General Assembly to prioritize the nearly 11,000 Illinoisans who will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer in 2017. The visit was part of a Day at the Capitol event hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force and Susan ... offering the best possible cancer care despite these circumstances,” said Heather Eagleton, Illinois government relations director for ACS CAN. “But even with these efforts, many agencies have cut hours, reduced staff or closed their doors. Many low-income, uninsured women have no ... cancer diagnosed and treated through IBCCP. She had noticed a lump on her breast but did not get a mammogram for some time, thinking it would cost too much. The local IBCCP agency scheduled a mammogram within four days of her phone call and covered the cost of her cancer treatment. “If ...
Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Rally at State Capitol for Improved Prevention
... to call on the General Assembly to make cancer a top legislative priority. Coaches from four state colleges joined volunteers in representation of the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative, a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The visit was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Day at the Capitol, in which coaches and ... nationwide, but we still haven’t fully implemented proven ways to prevent the disease in the first place,” said Mark Runyan, a lead ACS CAN volunteer from Eldon. “More than 13,000 Missourians will still lose their lives to cancer in 2018 alone. We’re here today to ask lawmakers ...