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Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing & Paid Medical Leave, Address Medical Debt

Earlier today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Pennsylvania State Capitol as a part of their annual Cancer Action Day advocating for several legislative proposals ... dealing with medical debt since she and her husband needed surgery last year. “When we began receiving bills, it was just overwhelming. The cost was astronomical - and the bills were very confusing and hard to interpret,” said McConnell. Representative Arvind Venkat is sponsoring HB ...

SB 375 Misses the Mark on Protecting Youth from Big Tobacco

... e-cigarettes too low to reduce youth use, has moved quickly and passed through the Georgia General Assembly. The below is a statement on behalf of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Government Relations Director Heather Youmans in response. “We’re extremely disappointed by the passage of SB 375 and its failure ... and school challenging creating additional problems for these young people beyond tobacco addiction. We should be following through on life and cost-saving legislation that will truly benefit Georgia families, not punish our kids especially in communities heavily targeted by Big Tobacco. ...

American Cancer Society Applauds D.C. Council's Vote to Double the Cigarette Tax

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 14, 2008 -- The District of Columbia Council has joined the growing number of states that are increasing their tobacco taxes as a way to discourage children and adults from smoking by doubling the District’s cigarette ... increase in the price of cigarettes reduces youth smoking by 7 percent and overall cigarette consumption by about 4 percent. The District can expect the $1 cigarette tax increase to prevent some 4,100 DC kids alive today from smoking; spur 3,100 DC smokers to quit for good: save 2,100 ...

2021 New Jersey Legislative Priorities

... in New Jersey in 2021. Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. In 2021, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature in support of the following priorities: DOWNLOAD OUR PRIORITY DOCUMENT HERE Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Priorities   New Jersey Tobacco Control Programs: A ...

Patient Advocates Rally in Times Square for New Yorkers’ Access to Precision Medicine, Urge Governor Hochul to Sign Biomarker Testing Legislation

... – Earlier today, cancer survivors gathered in Times Square alongside health care providers and patient advocates to emphasize the importance of biomarker testing for the health of New York State, its people and its potential for an equitable, hope-filled future. Attendees of the rally called on Governor Hochul to sign ... passed the Legislature in June with support from over 65 patient and provider groups. For American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteer Mary Carlin, the effort to improve access to biomarker testing is personal. Not only did she benefit from biomarker testing during ...

Ruling a Victory for Cancer Patients

... Patient Protections for Families Affected by Cancer Trenton, NJ – June 28, 2012 – The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical to ensuring that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases can access quality, affordable health care. “The ruling is a victory for people with cancer and their families nationwide, who for decades have ... and their families to access needed care by ensuring that proven preventive services such as mammograms and colonoscopies are offered at no cost to patients, eliminating arbitrary dollar limits on coverage that can suddenly terminate care and prohibiting insurance companies from ...

Ads Call on Congress to Put Children Before Big Tobacco and Support Cancer Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 13, 2007 -- In an effort to urge Congress to put children’s health ahead of the tobacco industry’s bottom line, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) this week is sponsoring ads across the country asking Congress to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products. ACS CAN, the sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, is sponsoring print advertising on FDA regulation of tobacco in seven targeted states during the August recess. The ...

New FDA Anti-Tobacco Education Campaign Launches on World Cancer Day

... make our voices heard as we raise awareness about the need to make the fight to defeat cancer an international priority. Continuing the success of last year's campaign , the theme of this year's World Cancer Day is once again dispelling myths and misconceptions related to cancer. Therefore, ... according to the FDA, 10 million youth ages 12-17 are open to smoking or have already experimented with it. Beginning Feb. 11, the FDA's Real Cost campaign is designed to target these 10 million at-risk youth and educate them about the dangers of tobacco use and to encourage them to be ... the most effective ways to fight back against an unscrupulous and unrelenting industry whose mission is to hook youth as early as possible. ACS CAN fought hard for the FDA's authority to regulate tobacco products, and we're pleased to see that the agency is exercising that authority for ...

Rhode Island Getting Mixed Reviews on Cancer Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Rhode Island measured up to policy recommendations in just six of the ten issue areas ranked. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). "We've made tremendous progress in the way we diagnose and treat cancer across the country. But to leverage this progress, Rhode Island ...

Letter to Gov. Cuomo on Exchanges

The following is the text of a letter that was delivered to Governor Cuomo on March 28, 2012 from American Cancer Society Eastern Division CEO Donald Distasio. A PDF version ... women enrolled in private health insurance. The health care crisis is a cancer care crisis that must be addressed now.  For too many, delay can be deadly. Therefore, we applaud your reported decision, in the face of legislative delay, to create a health benefits exchange through ... coverage choices that offer the optimal combination of choice, value, quality, and service.  The exchange should be empowered to promote cost containment and quality improvement through such means as product standardization, payment reforms that incentivize the efficient delivery of ...

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