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In Uncertain Times, the Ohio Legislature Still Remembered Those Patients that are Facing Serious Illness

... to think about 71,850 Ohioans who will hear the words “you have cancer” this year. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and their coalition partners commend the legislature for passing and Gov. Mike DeWine for signing the Rare Disease Advisory Council legislation into law.  The Ohio Rare Disease Advisory Council will be comprised of qualified professionals, patients, and caregivers living with rare diseases. It will serve to educate medical professionals, government ... diseases.    Ohioans who face a rare disease often face unique challenges, including delays in obtaining a diagnosis, misdiagnosis, shortages of medical specialists who can provide treatment, lack of treatment, absence of access to a knowledge base that ensures the most efficient and ...

House Missed an Opportunity to Protect Ohio Kids

COLUMBUS, OHIO – “Today, the House passed its version of the budget, which cut the additional funding for tobacco control Gov. Mike DeWine had included in his proposed budget. The governor had included $20 million annually for tobacco control funding, an increase of $5.5 million annually, which the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) strongly supported.  Unfortunately, the House failed to include the governor’s recommended funding level for this vital program, reducing ...

New Report: Ohio is Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer

... to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  How Do You Measure up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality evaluates each state’s activity on issues crucial to winning the fight against cancer. The report by ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, finds that Ohio measured up to benchmarks in only 3 of the 12 measured areas.   “We have the tools to reduce ... said Stephens. “The best solutions will save lives and potentially millions of dollars in health care costs, and in many cases, it would cost Ohio little or nothing to do the right thing.”   Nationally, the report finds that only one state is measuring up, meaning they are meeting ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Prioritizes Access to Care and Tobacco Control for 2019 Legislative Session

Columbus, OH – January 17, 2019 – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives our lawmakers can accomplish in the 2019 legislative session. Ohio has a long way to go when it ... with Ohio’s leaders to enact evidence-based solutions for our communities. ACS CAN is working to protect all Ohioans from the health harms of tobacco by asking lawmakers to fund the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program at $35 million annually. ACS CAN also supports increasing the price of tobacco products by equalizing the tax on other tobacco products (OTP) including e-cigarettes with the tax on cigarettes. Ohio’s tax on OTP ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to the Capitol to Rally Legislators

COLUMBUS, OHIO – After two years of virtual Cancer Action Days due to the pandemic, cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Columbus yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials. They let their lawmakers know that they can and must do better to prevent and treat cancer. Advocates asked lawmakers to provide better access to care by passing co-pay accumulator legislation (HB 135). Co-pay assistance does not count toward the patients’ out-of-pocket costs in a co-pay accumulator program. Passing legislation will require that all payments made by patients, directly or on their behalf, ...

Legislature Failing to Protect Ohioans from Tobacco —But the Clock Hasn’t Run Out Yet

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today, the Ohio Senate passed its version of the budget, which didn’t include the increased tobacco taxes or funding for programs to reduce tobacco use proposed by Gov. DeWine. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) strongly opposes this move and calls on the upcoming conference committee on HB 96 to reverse this action.  The Following is a Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Government Relations Director Leo Almeida: “Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Ohio, resulting in 20,200 deaths each year, including 33.5% of cancer deaths.  “That is why it is ...

Local Cancer Advocate Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

Local Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

Local Breast Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

Coalition Urges House to Restore Tobacco Tax Increases

... Contact:  Shelly Kiser, 740-739-0187   Coalition Urges House to Restore Tobacco Tax Increases to Help Ohio’s Kids and Budget This statement can be attributed to Shelly Kiser, spokesperson for the Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition, on the removal of the tobacco tax increases in the HB64. “We are extremely disappointed that the House of Representatives has removed from its budget bill the necessary and widely supported $1.00 increase in the state’s cigarette tax. By removing ...

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