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Cynthia Rogers, New York

... Host of the Boob Talk Podcast, which addresses issues  Breast Cancer and other Cancer Survivors face.  Certified Holistic Cancer Coach  Health Equity is vital to remove the barriers to adequate health care for the disenfranchised Cynthia Rogers, New York ...

Federal Advocacy to Eliminate Disparities in Cancer

... screening, and treatment, not all individuals benefit equally from this important progress. This fact sheet provides an overview of current health disparities in cancer care and a snapshot of ACS CAN federal advocacy activities to eliminate these disparities and achieve health equity. Federal Advocacy to Eliminate Disparities in Cancer ...

Cancer Summit: Treating the Person Beyond the Disease

... Mexico Cancer Summit, a premiere event that brings together key leaders and decision makers in business, education, medical research, cancer care, government, and health policy. This event not only helps unite those in New Mexico who are fighting to end cancer, but serves to empower ACS CAN, and its work to ... across thecountry make cancer a top priority. The 2016 summit is dedicated to educating patients, providers and the public about palliative care and will include discussion around: · Why is palliative care important to patients, providers and insurers? · What state-level policy ...

Governor Murphy Sets Sights on Affordability Concerns in 2025, Advocates Applaud & Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients across Cancer Continuum

... This is the case for patients across the cancer continuum. New Jerseyans are looking for state leaders to intervene and prevent the costs of care from trending upward and potentially trapping them in a lifetime of medical debt. Cancer patients and survivors throughout the state were ... and stripping them of a right that has been granted to every other employee in New Jersey: a smoke-free workplace. “Putting in jeopardy the health and wellbeing of a key group of New Jersey’s workforce not only exposes the workers to preventable illness and the accompanying cost burden, but it also costs casinos and the state through increased health, life and fire insurance premiums, workers compensation payments, higher worker absenteeism and lower productivity. We can prevent disease ...

Survivor Views: Patient Satisfaction by Gender

... August 27-September 12, 2022, the latest survey explores cancer patients’ and survivors’ experiences with diagnosis and addressing their health concerns. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,236 patients and survivors nationwide diagnosed with or treated for cancer in the last ... at a 95% confidence level. Key Findings Overall, the vast majority of cancer patients and survivors are very confident in the quality of their care and comfortable with their relationship with their provider, however women are about twice as likely as men to report feeling only ... are positive, more than a quarter of those who were diagnosed after experiencing symptoms related to their cancer felt that their initial health concerns or symptoms were not taken “very” seriously. Women are more likely than men to report such experiences (31% vs. 21%). One-third ...

Quality of Life Call to Action

As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN has issued a call to action to advance legislation that transforms the current Š—“sick careŠ— system to one that ... is not being used in every patient at every bedside. I am comforted and proud that ACS CAN is providing critically important leadership in health care reform to promote understanding about palliative care and its role in maintaining quality of life. ACS CAN serves as the vehicle for ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Those Impacted by Cancer for New Survey

... , which focused on cancer patients and survivors, found half of the 1200 respondents said coronavirus had caused a change or disruption in their health care. “The current pandemic is affecting cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and healthcare providers in ways that few others understand,” ... is covered by insurance the same way traditional IV therapy is, allowing patients to get treatment at home when medically appropriate; Directing Health and Human Services to initiate a special enrollment period to increase access to affordable, quality health insurance; Enacting an ...

Strengthening Kentucky’s Workforce by Breaking the Cycle of Tobacco Addiction

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco prevention and cessation measures that would improve the health of Kentucky’s workforce.  “ACS CAN urges state lawmakers and Gov. Beshear to invest $10 million annually in fact-based tobacco ... cessation programs,” said Doug Hogan, ACS CAN government relations director. “Smoking is estimated to cost Kentucky $2.23 billion in direct health care costs, including $634 million in Medicaid costs annually. Additionally, smoking costs the state an estimated $6.3 billion in productivity ...

ACS CAN Issues New Recommendations to Increase Access to Cancer Biomarker Testing

... (ACS CAN) released new policy recommendations today to increase uptake of biomarker testing and advance the use of precision medicine in cancer care. The recommendations follow the release of new data that shows access is not keeping up with innovation when it comes to biomarker testing.  ... diagnostic testing necessary to utilize this promising treatment strategy.” A new report by ACS CAN and the LUNGevity Foundation found while health insurance coverage for biomarker testing has improved since the organizations’ last report in 2018, coverage is still failing to keep up ... remain. The review, which focused on breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers, found coverage is more prominent for single-gene tests, and health insurance companies are still slow to cover multi-gene panels.  Additionally, in an ACS CAN  survey of cancer patients and survivors ...

Polling: Public Wants States to Use Federal Funds to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid

... Network (ACS CAN) shows that registered voters in key states want their state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid, a move that would enable millions of currently uninsured people nationwide to get lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. The polls, conducted by a bipartisan pair of polling firms, Lake Research Partners and ... and Texas a diverse set of states in terms of geography, politics and population that have been wrestling with the decision of whether to make health coverage under Medicaid available to individuals and families up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as urged by the Affordable ...

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