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Senate Approves Critical Funding Increases for Cancer Prevention Services and Research

... and control programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a 2.3 percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a 2.8 percent increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a 2.7 percent increase for the National Center on ... easier to survive and less expensive to treat. A colorectal cancer screening program will give low-income individuals access to screenings that can detect pre-cancerous lesions and prevent the disease altogether thanks to a 14 percent funding boost. Additional funding will enable tobacco ... funding can the NIH, NCI, NCHMD, and the CDC conduct their important work to conquer a disease that will kill an estimated 560,000 Americans and cost the economy more than $228 billion this year. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports ...

March CT Advocacy Update

... around and not rely solely on tax increases or cuts in services.   To put some perspective on it, the deficit is so large ($3.7 billion out of a $18 billion dollar budget) that the state could opt to not spend a single penny on education and fire 15,000 state employees making $50,000 a year and we would still have a deficit of over a hundred million.   The bad news: The state Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program was reduced in the budget from $2.4 ... your area 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by calling 1-800-227-2345!                   For further information or to find out how you can help, please contact: Bryte Johnson, State Director of Government Relations and Advocacy [email protected] or (203) 379-485 March CT ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Delaware

Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time.  ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more Delaware residents can benefit from this important testing!  Video of maggies_biomarker_story   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, disease or abnormal function that can be measured in blood, tissue or bodily fluid.  Biomarker testing  is the ...

July 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS With negotiations over the debt limit and deficit preoccupying Congressional leaders and the White House, ACS CAN wrote to the president and the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate today asking that a full scale effort against cancer be made a top priority as negotiations continue. Read the letter and ... first time since the Medicare program was created in 1965, Medicare now covers an annual wellness visit with a participating doctor, also at no cost.   CMS has also launched an outreach and education campaign -- Share the News, Share the Health -- to promote the benefits throughout the ...

July 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS With negotiations over the debt limit and deficit preoccupying Congressional leaders and the White House, ACS CAN wrote to the president and the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate today asking that a full scale effort against cancer be made a top priority as negotiations continue. Read the letter and ... first time since the Medicare program was created in 1965, Medicare now covers an annual wellness visit with a participating doctor, also at no cost.   CMS has also launched an outreach and education campaign -- Share the News, Share the Health -- to promote the benefits throughout the ...

July 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS With negotiations over the debt limit and deficit preoccupying Congressional leaders and the White House, ACS CAN wrote to the president and the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate today asking that a full scale effort against cancer be made a top priority as negotiations continue. Read the letter and ... first time since the Medicare program was created in 1965, Medicare now covers an annual wellness visit with a participating doctor, also at no cost.   CMS has also launched an outreach and education campaign -- Share the News, Share the Health -- to promote the benefits throughout the ...

July 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS With negotiations over the debt limit and deficit preoccupying Congressional leaders and the White House, ACS CAN wrote to the president and the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate today asking that a full scale effort against cancer be made a top priority as negotiations continue. Read the letter and ... first time since the Medicare program was created in 1965, Medicare now covers an annual wellness visit with a participating doctor, also at no cost.   CMS has also launched an outreach and education campaign -- Share the News, Share the Health -- to promote the benefits throughout the ...

Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Rally at State Capitol for Improved Prevention

... to call on the General Assembly to make cancer a top legislative priority. Coaches from four state colleges joined volunteers in representation of the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative, a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The visit was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Day at the Capitol, in which coaches and ... nationwide, but we still haven’t fully implemented proven ways to prevent the disease in the first place,” said Mark Runyan, a lead ACS CAN volunteer from Eldon. “More than 13,000 Missourians will still lose their lives to cancer in 2018 alone. We’re here today to ask lawmakers ...

Cancer Research, Prevention and Access to Care Prioritized in Proposed FY 2014 Senate LHHS Spending Bill

... an FY 2014ξξLabor, Health and Human Services spending bill that would increase funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $300 million over pre-sequester levels, boost the tobacco control program budget by six percent above pre-sequester spending and ... services for low-income women offered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill also would fund critical provisions of the Affordable Care Act to help provide access to care for families affected by cancer and other chronic diseases. Following is a statement from ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society: People with cancer and their families applaud Senate appropriators for prioritizing the ...

Texas Senators Take Important Step to Address High Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates in the State

... TX – March 9, 2021 – Late last week, Sen. Joan Huffman and Sen. Judith Zaffirini filed bill SB 1028 that would ensure insurance coverage of colorectal screenings for men and women across Texas starting at the age of 45 and would remove cost-sharing for a follow-up colonoscopy following a positive stool based screening test which would align with the American Cancer Society (ACS) ... is one of the few preventable cancers, it remains the second leading cause of cancer death in Texas. Early detection of cancer through screening can improve survival and reduce mortality by detecting cancer at an early stage when treatment is more effective.. “I’m proud to author SB ...

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