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Welcome Ethan Hasbrouck

... provides free breast, cervical and colon cancer screening to the uninsured; monitoring implementation of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; enacting a ban on indoor tanning for minors; and working to restore funds for the state's anti-tobacco efforts. Hasbrouck served as chief of staff to Assemblyman Herbert Conaway, chair of the Assembly Health Committee for the past three years. In that role, he assisted in researching and developing the policy agenda of the Health Committee. He also directed its staff.  Prior to that, he was the director of government affairs for the New Jersey Technology Council.   ...

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Go on the Record with Their Positions on Cancer Issues

... publicly state their positions on funding cancer research, maintaining a strong tobacco control program, cancer pain control and quality of life care. Candidate responses can be seen at  CancerVotes.org/NJ . “While we have made great progress against cancer, the disease still continues to ... increased funding for innovative cancer research being undertaken at institutions across New Jersey, and enhanced access to specialized medical care that will provide the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. ACS CAN is strictly non-partisan and does not endorse, ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Legislature Supports Reducing the Burden of Cancer on New Jerseyans

... 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 ...

ACS CAN Calls On Governor Murphy to Protect Cancer Related Programs in FY 19 Budget

... program supports research in our state that has provided significant advances in the fight against cancer and in saving lives and protecting health. If this funding is eliminated, it puts at risk current cancer research as well as our ability to keep some of our country’s top ... and development, and will work to ensure that it is targeted in ways that are best for New Jersey.’ ‘I am supportive of making palliative care available to all patients who feel that it is suited for them, and will seriously consider all ideas that promote this type of comprehensive ...

ACS CAN Provides Written Testimony Regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

... the American Cancer Society. Our mission is to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. With that objective in mind, we appreciate the opportunity to comment on Governor Murphy’s proposed budget as viewed “through ... 3 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer patients have long faced significant barriers to accessing care. Covid-19 has magnified these barriers, with 46% of cancer patients and survivors reporting a change in their ability to pay for care due to the pandemic, and 79% experiencing delays in active treatment. The pandemic has also shone a spotlight on health disparities across populations. Individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be uninsured, increasing the ...

New Jersey Budget Protects Funding for Cancer Programs but Fails to Include Cigarette Tax Increase  

... cigarette tax increase was not included. “We are pleased that at a time when more than 140,000 New Jerseyans have lost their employer-based health insurance, the budget maintains funding for the New Jersey Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Education Program (NJCEED) which ensures  ... to research that will save lives and shape the future. “New Jersey’s tobacco control and smoking cessation programs are vital to the future health of millions of New Jerseyans.  Helping adults quit and keeping youth from starting in the first place takes a sustained commitment and ... 46,300 current adult smokers quitting, 18,700 premature smoking-caused deaths prevented, a savings of over $1.4 billion in long-term health care costs, and generate over $100 million in new annual revenue for New Jersey. “The number one cancer killer nationwide and in New Jersey is ...

ACS CAN Testimony Regarding the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget

... the American Cancer Society. Our mission is to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. With that objective in mind, we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget as viewed “through the ... Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Screening Program to $3.5 million in 2021-2022 and immediately reduce the age in New Jersey at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45. As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic has upended lives and the economy. But ... 3 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer patients have long faced significant barriers to accessing care. Covid-19 has magnified these barriers, with 46% of cancer patients and survivors reporting a change in their ability to pay for care due to ...

Amidst Youth E-cigarette Epidemic, Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction

... marked the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 44 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on New Jersey law makers to protect the health of New Jersey residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can we ... tobacco products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $289 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. In New Jersey, tobacco is responsible for 11,800 deaths each year.                         ...

We’re Making Fighting Cancer an Election Issue

... attended a key debate where the moderator asked ACS CAN’s question challenging candidates to commit to supporting improved access to health care for cancer patients and survivors.   You can see the candidates’ responses to this and other cancer questions in our exclusive cancer voter ...

ACS CAN Releases Poll Results Showing New Jerseyans Want Smoke-Free Casinos

... in October 2021 asking about a variety of public policy issues, including whether or not voters support legislation that would protect the health of New Jersey casino workers by making New Jersey casinos smoke-free. The poll was conducted by TargetSmart, a leading national polling firm ... the full poll data go to here. “For far too long New Jersey’s over 22,000 casino workers have been forced to choose everyday between their health and a paycheck,” said Michael Davoli, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Director of Government Relations. ... 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 stand ...

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