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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2023: What Has New York Done to Address Rise in Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses?
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY – MARCH 28, 2023 – At the start of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released their report “Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures ... for patients with cancer and other diseases by expanding access to biomarker testing. Building off the progress of the Colorectal Cancer Cost-Sharing Removal Act, which was passed at the end of 2022 and will remove financial barriers to screening, Senate Bill 1196 / Assembly Bill ... resources—and the hope such resources bring,” said Peter, who is remission as of January 2023. Insight gained from biomarker testing can be used to help guide medical treatment in CRC as well as other cancers and diseases. Biomarker testing is often used to connect patients with ...
Oncologists to Visit New York State Capitol & Urge Legislators to Improve Access to Biomarker Testing
... York will gather at the Capitol building on Wednesday, May 17 to answer lawmakers’ questions about biomarker testing and ask for their support of Senate Bill 1196 / Assembly Bill 1673, which aim to improve New Yorkers’ access to biomarker testing – a tool that opens the door to ... Testing: Opportunity to Revolutionize Cancer Care in New York WHO: Oncologists, cancer survivors and patient advocates representing ACS CAN to host press conference on biomarker testing legislation WHERE: New York State Capitol, Floor 3, Hallway between Senate Lobby & LCA Press ... testing with her survivorship following a pediatric metastatic thyroid diagnosis, as well as mother-daughter duo Mary and Charlotte Carlin, both of whom benefitted from biomarker testing throughout their respective cancer journeys with Charlotte undergoing the lifesaving testing at just 6 ...
NYC Cancer Action Week
We are thrilled to share with you that ACS CAN is planning its first ever Cancer Action Week in New York City! The event will take place during the week of May 16-20 and we need you to help make it a success. During Cancer Action Week we will focus on our work fighting cancer at the city level, ... will spend the week meeting with lawmakers and calling on our city government to get serious about fighting cancer and saving lives. There is no cost to participate in Cancer Action Week, and no prior experience is needed. We will make the appointments and provide training and materials for ...
NY to Big Tobacco "We'll Help You Get New Customers"
Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding slashing of the NYS Tobacco Control Program in the 2011-12 budget agreement. “It’s a good day to be a tobacco lobbyist in Albany. Big cuts demanded by ... of resources. What makes the TCP different? A powerful, wealthy lobby against it that convinces lawmakers the program is a piggy bank that can be smashed when cash is needed to satisfy important constituencies. By cutting the TCP, New Yorkers will see more death, suffering and misery ...
Cancer Screening in New York State
... will have an estimated 123,430 people diagnosed with cancer and 31,190 will die from the disease. New York State will see: 19,170 new cases of breast cancer 790 new cases of cervical cancer 8,920 new cases of colorectal & rectal cancer The legislation that New York State will be working on in the 2025 Legislative Session that relates to cancer screening is listed below. Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancer: ACS CAN will advocate for a restoration of $2.5 million in funding for the New York State Cancer Services Program, the state breast, cervical and ... provide a comprehensive benefit for lung cancer screening including all follow-up testing according to recommended guidelines, without enrollee cost sharing or other barriers. Lung cancer is the only form of cancer that can be detected early through routine screening where prior ...
New York Healthy Eating and Active Living
... physical inactivity, and poor nutrition are major risk factors for cancer, second only to tobacco use. Approximately one in three cancer deaths can be attributed to poor diet, physical inactivity, and overweight and obesity. 8.9 million New Yorkers are considered overweight or obese, along with one-third of children across the state. Total obesity-related costs in New York State are estimated at more than $11.8 billion annually. New York’s ... Coverage of preventive health services, including obesity screening and counseling and behavioral interventions for weight loss, with no cost sharing through private insurance plans in the new health insurance exchanges and Medicare, and an incentive for states to cover them in ...
New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screenings
New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening! NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening! We Can’t Afford to Back Down From the Fight Against Breast Cancer—Especially in Tough Economic Times. The Cancer Services Program (CSP) offers lifesaving breast, cervical and colon cancer screening to people without health coverage in every county of New York. Operating through 47 Partnerships--a network of more than 5,000 hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices, they provide the only hope of ... Detecting cancer early, when it is most treatable, saves lives and it also saves money. The New York State Department of Health estimates the cost of the Cancer Services Program in the last year was offset by $46 million in savings due to early detection. DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE ...
ACS Files Amicus Brief in Seneca Case
... Tax Plan >>> Buffalo, NY (September 2, 2010) The American Cancer Society today urged a federal district court judge to recognize that the flood of illegal, untaxed cigarette sales is a deadly health hazard as he considers a key tax case involving the Seneca Nation. The Society, along with ... NY & NJ, “this is about how tax-free cigarettes sold through Indian retailers are slowly killing thousands of New Yorkers right now. We simply can no longer turn a blind eye to the public health menace that continues to creep across this state.” Increasing the cost of cigarettes so fewer people purchase them is a proven public health strategy to reduce the devastation caused by tobacco. Higher cigarette ...
Amicus Brief filed in Rochester Court
... Case >>> Statement on Injunction Against State Tax Plan >>> Rochester, NY (September 8, 2010) The American Cancer Society has urged a panel of New York state appellate court judges to recognize that the flood of illegal, untaxed cigarette sales is a deadly health hazard as they consider ... retailers are slowly killing thousands of New Yorkers right now,” said Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ. “We simply can no longer turn a blind eye to the public health menace that continues to creep across this state.” Increasing the cost of cigarettes so fewer people purchase them is a proven public health strategy to reduce the devastation caused by tobacco. Higher cigarette ...
Statement: Cuomo Administration establishes Health Care Exchange rates
Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, on today's announcement that rates have been set for New York's Health Insurance Exchange: Today, the Cuomo Administration made an irrefutable difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who are either paying exorbitant amounts for health care coverage now or living without health ... the patient the priority and protects cancer patients and their families. ### About the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions ...