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FL Legislative Briefing: The Promise of Precision Medicine in Cancer Care: Improving Patient Access to Targeted Cancer Therapies - A Virtual Event

... an overview of the rapidly advancing world of precision medicine in cancer care, as well as the importance of increasing patient access to biomarker testing and targeted cancer therapies.  A panel of experts will discuss exciting recent developments in precision medicine, the current landscape in terms of patient access to appropriate biomarker testing, and strategies to reduce barriers to testing.    PANELISTS: Moderator: Michael Diaz, MD, Assistant Managing Physician & ...

2024 North Carolina Policy Forum

Join us for an important conversation on The Future of Cancer Care: Biomarker Testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a person's own genes or proteins to better diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine which includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and ...

Michigan Legislative Cancer and BioSciences Caucus meeting on Biomarkers

... the briefing.  Join us  virtually  on September 16 th  at 12 PM as experts from around the state discuss the science and application of biomarker testing, how biomarkers have advanced treatment for so many patients, and the critical need to make testing more accessible for Michiganders. 0 ...

ACS CAN 2022 Montana Virtual Policy Briefing: Biomarker Testing - The Key to Precision Medicine

Pre-registration has now closed, but you can still join us the day of the event here: acscanbiomarkers.windrosemedia.com   Biomarker testing is growing increasingly important in cancer care, allowing doctors to better understand and tailor treatment to an individual patient’s unique disease. Timely access to appropriate biomarker testing can help achieve better health outcomes, improve quality of life and reduce costs by connecting patients to the most effective ...

Join us for our 2023 Day at the Capitol!

Join us on Tuesday, February 21 in Saint Paul for our Day at the Capitol event! We'll be advocating to remove barriers to biomarker testing for all Minnesotans. Biomarker testing is an essential part of precision medicine and helps ensure that patients get the treatment that will be best for them.  Learn ...

2023 North Carolina Policy Forum

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host the annual Policy Forum at the SAS Executive Briefing Center in Cary, NC. This year's focus will be biomarker testing and the critical role it plays in helping ensure patients receive the most effective treatment in a timely manner. Research, innovation, and public policy changes around biomarker testing have the potential to completely change the future of cancer care. Our event will bring together clinicians, advocates, and ...

Register for Delaware Cancer Action Day

Help Expand Biomarker Testing in Delaware  Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM At Cancer Action Day, you will meet in with lawmakers and push for expanding insurance coverage for biomarker testing, so more patients can access the personalized, life-saving treatments they need. No advocacy experience? No worries. We'll start ...

Maryland Biomarkers 101 Educational Forum

... 101 Educational Forum on October 28, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am virtually.  Focus of the forum This event will explore the impact of biomarker testing and biomarker-driven therapies on cancer treatment and outcomes, and examine the barriers patients face in accessing guideline-indicated biomarker ...

2024 Oregon Cancer Action Day

... to reduce the burden of cancer in our community. This year, we are prioritizing the issues lawmakers skipped in 2024: flavored tobacco, and biomarker testing. We will meet with our lawmakers to insist that the next time they step into the Capitol, they must prioritize ending the sale of flavored tobacco products and pass comprehensive biomarker testing legislation. You can learn more about our effort to end the sale of flavored tobacco at www.flavorshookoregonkids.org You can ...

2023 Kentucky Cancer Action Day

... prevent cancer and protect survivors and their families. This year our focus will be on access to care and expanding access to comprehensive biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is an important step for accessing precision medicine, including targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and ...

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