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... requirements help protect immunocompromised cancer patients, including kids. We oppose efforts like these that undermine evidence-based, public health policies and threaten the health of those facing cancer. “The continued threat of COVID-19 to cancer patients is real and abundant. Many cancer patients and others with serious conditions may not get optimal protection from COVID-19 vaccination, and many are delaying essential care because of the pandemic. Public health measures like vaccine requirements play an important role in reducing the risk of COVID-19 to cancer ...

... of cancer deaths in Texas. An estimated 28,000 Texans die annually from tobacco-related illnesses.   Texas spends nearly $9 billion in annual health care costs directly caused by smoking. These costs are borne by taxpayers, employers and families regardless of whether they used tobacco products. ... spend only 0.5percent of the money on tobacco prevention.   More funding for tobacco prevention will reduce smoking rates, and tobacco-related health care costs. And importantly: It will prevent children from becoming addicted adult smokers.   During the 2017 Texas Legislative session, ...

... in each state as they work to advance legislation and public policies to reduce cancer. “While each of these states faces unique public health opportunities, we know that certain policies are foolproof when it comes to reducing cancer incidence and mortality - namely, reducing tobacco use, increasing cancer research funding, and closing the access gap to health insurance through Medicaid,” Anderson said. Anderson comes to ACS CAN from the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition, an arm of the National Immigration Law Center. Her work has focused on the intersection of children’s issues, health care, public benefits, and immigration. She has a Ph.D. in Latin American History from the University of Texas – Austin and completed her ...

... leading advocacy organization working every day to make issues facing cancer patients a national and state priority.  The Future of Cancer Care: Breakthroughs, Advances, and the Importance of Eliminating Barriers through Legislation The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... (ACSCAN) will host its annual Cancer Advocacy Breakfast on November 13, 2024. This event will bring together key leaders and decisionmakers in health care, the community, government, research, and academia to discuss the importance of diversity in clinical trials, and the impact on our ... GRAIL Genentech Johnson & Johnson Sanofi   In-Kind Media Sponsor CBS News Texas   ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major public health problem through issue campaigns and voter education aimed at influencing lawmakers and candidates to support laws & policies to help ...