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Candidates Going On The Record About Cancer Issues
... answer specific questions about top cancer issues. From advocating for more cancer research to supporting improved access to quality, affordable health care, our candidate questionnaire is becoming a must-do item for candidates. Our goal – to educate candidates about our issues and convince them ...
Budget Measures that Would Signal Cancer Prevention and Detection Is a Priority in New Jersey
... Tobacco “Fact-based, statewide tobacco prevention and cessation programs equip people with the tools to stop using tobacco, communicating the health outcomes associated with tobacco products and dismantling the systemic disparities perpetuated by the tobacco industry. As Big Tobacco has ... early detection and research initiatives and reducing the influence of tobacco on New Jerseyans, our state can reduce disparities in access to care, create healthier communities and prevent disease.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes ... 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’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as ...
ACS CAN Applauds Cigarette Tax Increase and Maintained Funding for Cancer Programs in Gov. Murphy’s Proposed Budget
... the budget addresses the acute needs related to COVID-19, cancer patients need changes that promote innovation, expand access, and drive towards health equity to relieve suffering during the pandemic and beyond. Eliminating cancer relies as much on public policy as it does on scientific discovery and innovation. “At a time when more than 120,000 New Jerseyans have lost their employer-based health insurance, maintaining funding for the New Jersey Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Education Program (NJCEED) is critical to ensure that cancers continue to be detected at an early stage when they can be treated more effectively. “The future of cancer care begins in laboratories like those right here in New Jersey. The NJ Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR) provides a vital source of funding to ...
New Jersey is taking a giant leap forward in the war against cancer. Here's how
... $5 million for the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection program in his executive budget proposal, representing a huge win for public health. NJCEED provides under- and uninsured New Jersey residents with access to breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screenings at no ... suffer and die from preventable disease. New Jersey took another huge step forward in improving residents’ access to lifesaving preventative care when, at the beginning of 2023, the Legislature passed the Colorectal Cancer Screening Cost-Sharing Removal Act. Starting July 1, 2023, no New ...