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2014 Quality of Life Forum

... Greenville Hospital System; Dr. Julie Moss, USC Upstate, and Professor Diane Parker, USC Upstate. Improving Quality of Life through Palliative Care is about treating the person as well as the disease.  Palliative Care is also called supportive care and can provide better quality of life for cancer patients and their families by focusing on relieving the ... care services to all care settings, while also increasing the number of specialized palliative care-trained doctors, nurses, and other health professionals.  For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org/qualityoflife . Stay tuned for planning of the 2015 Quality of Life Forum ...

2025-2026 Massachusetts Priorities

... but particularly for populations that have been historically marginalized. Patient navigation is an evidence-based intervention that eliminates health disparities across the cancer care continuum. Currently, patient navigation services are still absent or limited in many cancer programs and hospital settings. The expansion ... funding will help to ensure more people have access to the navigation services needed to ensure better cancer outcomes.    Empowering Health Care Consumers  Selecting a health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions a person must make. Yet without complete and ...

New Mexico Patient Quality of Life

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses.  It's provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals working together with the ...

Colorado '26 Cancer Action Day

... networking, speakers, and prep time, before meeting with our elected officials to share our personal stories and advocate for the issues we care about. This is a great opportunity for anyone who cares about health care issues, from first timer advocates to seasoned activists. Everything you need will be provided on site. Agenda, FAQ, and pre-event training ...

New survey finds broad support for expanding BadgerCare in Wisconsin

... Strategies, a Republican-leaning pollster. In the  Wisconsin survey , 80% of the people who responded said that a candidate’s position on health care is important in their choice of whom to vote for, including 40% who said the issue was very important to them. While Democrats had the strongest response, with 93% identifying health care as an important issue in their voting choice, 69% of independent voters and 72% of Republicans also described health care as important. ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to Mississippi State Capitol to Call on Lawmakers to Increase Access to Medicaid for Hardworking Mississippians 

... physicians from across the state traveled to Jackson to meet with their elected officials in person today and urge them to increase access to care through Medicaid. The meetings coincide with the release of new polling showing 55% of Republican primary voters support the expansion of ... hardworking Mississippians, improving access to care in the state, including access to cancer screenings and treatments.   “Access to health care coverage is one of the most significant factors when it comes to surviving a cancer diagnosis and it is well past time Mississippi ... this issue impacts in the capitol today.”  According to the recent ACS CAN poll , nearly 60% of Republican primary voters say they think health care is unaffordable in the state and more than 70% say they support a program that allows more of Mississippi’s federal tax dollars to be ...

Dr. Wayne Frederick Appointed Interim CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN

... the  American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network  (ACS CAN), effective  November 2 . Dr. Frederick, a distinguished health care leader and surgical oncologist, brings a wealth of experience in business administration, medical education, academic excellence and public health to the organization as it continues its mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, ...

Two Pieces to the Puzzle: Innovation and Access

Innovation is one of the most exciting, energizing areas of the cancer landscape. I started my career in health care more than 20 years ago, and am frequently amazed at the incredible advances we have witnessed in the field. How we understand and approach ... lifesaving therapies. This incredibly important issue was discussed extensively yesterday during our 9 th annual National Forum on the Future of Health Care. Experts representing numerous health care sectors convened to share multiple solutions that could address the existing barriers ...

September is Pain Awareness Month

... cancer and its treatments can cause pain in patients and survivors, ACS CAN has made pain management issues a priority. Right now, the current health care reform bill will provide important incentives and trainings for doctors to treat patients for pain. This will help with the quality of life ... ACS CAN is also working on legislation that will help educate doctors and patients about the need for better pain care for cancer patients. Health care reform will ensure that doctors and patients take the time to discuss treating pain and ensuring that no cancer patient will have to ...

Guest Post: The Better End

... Dan told me about a book he wrote on advanced directives, or Š—“living wills,Š— which enable people to exercise control over their care should they become incapacitated. Patient control is important in all aspects of medical care and is a key focus of ACS CANŠ—'s advocacy ... willŠ—). An advance directive not only specifies the patientŠ—'s wishes for treatment in various situations, it also appoints a health care agent with medical power of attorney to make decisions in the event of incapacity. This is especially important for cancer patients, ... If you havenŠ—'t completed one, now is the time. Ask your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to do the same. This is one aspect of health care reform that depends entirely on individual action. LetŠ—'s do this together. Dan Morhaim, M.D. is board-certified in Internal ...

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