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The Right Treatment at the Right Time

... treatment for a patient, but not all communities are benefitting from the latest advancements in biomarker testing and precision medicine. Video of overcoming_barriers_to_biomarker_testing_to_improve_outcomes_for_cancer_patients Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine. Biomarker testing is an important step for accessing precision medicine including targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality of life for cancer patients. But without action to expand coverage of and access to biomarker ...

Texas Palliative Care

The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve suffering while supporting the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. Provided by a team of clinicians and specialists, palliative care improves quality, controls costs, and ... for the rapidly expanding population of individuals with serious or life-threatening illness.   During the 2015 Texas legislative session, ACS CAN championed legislation to establish an educational program and advisory council to support palliative care awareness. Access to this extra ...

Senate Again Votes Overwhelmingly To Expand SCHIP, Increase the Federal Tobacco Tax

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 1, 2007 -- "I commend Senators today for putting the lives of 900,000 Americans above the interests of the tobacco industry by voting to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with a ... tax increase as his principal reason for opposing the measure. "As Congress continues to work toward enactment of an expanded SCHIP bill, ACS CAN calls on Congress to preserve in its entirety the tobacco tax funding passed repeatedly by both houses of Congress. The 61-cent increase is the most sensible way to pay for much-needed children’s health insurance. "The cost increase in tobacco products will prevent 1.9 million children in the United States from becoming lifelong tobacco users. It will discourage ...

NM Needs High Cigarette Tax Increase to Improve Public Health

... state’s cigarette tax by 34 cents per pack.  The public health community – including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Lung Association, American Heart Association, New Mexico Allied Council on Tobacco, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Keres Consulting – opposes Sen. Sanchez’s proposal because it will not significantly improve the health of New Mexicans.  While we oppose this bill, we do welcome the opportunity this creates to consider how the state’s tobacco tax policy can ... small, tobacco companies can absorb the price difference and offer coupons to shield smokers and young people from having to pay the increased cost. Simply put, pennies don’t save lives.” To reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease in the state, the New Mexico’s legislature ...

Alaska Cancer Advocates Host Virtual Cancer Action Day to Prioritize Tobacco Control and Cancer Prevention Efforts

... to talk about how to reduce death and suffering from cancer, particularly through reducing tobacco use. Smoking is linked at least 13 types of cancer and it also causes nearly one-third of Alaska’s cancer deaths," said Emily Nenon, Alaska government relations for ACS CAN. "While we couldn’t meet in person this year, our advocates let lawmakers know that if we are going to eliminate cancer as a major health ...

PREVENTION

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program ACS CAN will advocate to maintain funding for Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program, the state breast and cervical cancer screening program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women administered by the Tennessee Department of Health. Colorectal Cancer ACS CAN will work to establish funding for colorectal cancer screening, treatment, and patient navigation programs. ... provide a comprehensive benefit for lung cancer screening including all follow-up testing according to recommended guidelines, without enrollee cost sharing or other barriers. PREVENTION ...

New FDA Ad Campaign Targets Teens

... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a national anti-tobacco advertising campaign geared at teenagers. The new campaign is a result of legislation that ACS CAN and its volunteers helped pass in 2009. Called Š—“The Real CostŠ— campaign, the television, print and online ads will focus on what smoking can do to a teenagerŠ—Ès appearance, and how tobacco can ...

General Assembly Reaches Consensus on Copay Accumulator Reform, Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

... House Bill 1246 would require all prescription drug copayments made by patients, directly or on their behalf, to count toward their overall out-of-pocket maximum or deductible, making cancer treatment more affordable and saving more Marylanders from potential medical debt.  A 2022 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) study found 31% of cancer patients and providers noted paying for prescriptions as a challenge and 20% indicated that financial considerations ... one hardship after another. First, the hardships are physical. Then, very quickly, they are emotional. And all the while they are financial, the cost burden weighing heavily on patient and family alike. Fortunately, there are avenues for patients to lighten their financial load through copay ...

Ohio Senate Turning Its Back on Ohio’s Youth

... Cancer Action Network Government Relations Director Leo Almeida COLUMBUS, OHIO – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the Senate to change course regarding tobacco control funding in the budget. In the Senate’s budget substitute bill released last week, tobacco prevention and cessation funding was cut in half from the current year funding level of $14.5 million to $7.5 million yearly, which would have a devastating impact on our state's health and economic well-being.  “Here in Ohio, 36.7% of high school students use tobacco products, including 29.8% who use electronic cigarettes. Action is needed to reverse these trends. In fact, if ...

New Report: Failure by Southeastern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... policies to reduce and prevent tobacco use, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The result of this inaction has led to some of the highest tobacco use rates in the country and contributed to cancer death rates that are significantly above the national average. The ...

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