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Georgia Hospital Leaders Discuss Need to Protect Future Cancer Discoveries Through Policy

... cancelled and delayed clinical research trials. This impact has not only slowed research pivotal to finding a cure and improving treatment and care but potentially reversing the immense progress that has been made – threatening the welfare of cancer patients today and into the future. ... cancer research – a lack of representation in trials due to barriers to care. The Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act would ensure health equity in clinical research trials by requiring an analysis of current policies in cancer clinical trials that directly impact participation ... so access becomes a real big component with respect to balancing out those inequities,” shared Dr. Eric Flenaugh, a pulmonologist at Grady Health System and professor at Morehouse College. “We have to focus on where exactly those problems are and target our research efforts towards ...

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... insurance companies, he and his wife Sharon were denied every time due to a pre-existing condition.ξ Dan and Sharon were willing to pay for health insurance but were never given that chance.ξ Sharon died from cancer more than a year ago. Having health insurance could have meant catching her cancer early and allowing her to afford treatment. In an interview with ACS CAN, Dan shared the ... Just remember the words from the hospital: "Well, I guess she's just going to die isn't she." This is why ACS CAN is fighting for health care reform.ξ Join the fight now. Check out our new TV ad ...

ACS CAN Names Watson PA Government Relations Director

... post, Watson will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Before assuming this position, Watson spent four years as the Grassroots Advocacy Manger for ACS CAN, implementing advocacy ... and federal legislative priorities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Before joining ACS CAN she worked on National Institutes of Health grants for the Penn State University College of Medicine and Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. “Pennsylvania is facing crucial health care issues, including the need to protect all of our residents from the dangers of tobacco products,” said Bill Sherman, managing director of ...

Tobacco Companies Must Finally Tell Public the Truth about Their Lethal Products – 11 Years After a Court Ordered It

... Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 4, 2017 – More than 11 years after a federal court first ordered them to do so, the ... an agreement filed by the parties late Monday. Facing a court deadline, the U.S. Department of Justice, the tobacco companies and our six public health organizations filed the agreement setting forth details for implementing the television and newspaper advertisements ordered by the court. ... of preventable death and disease in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing the nation about $170 billion in health care expenses each year. Tobacco companies bear direct responsibility for their products’ ongoing toll on the health of Americans. As Judge ...

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper Urged to Veto Measure that Would Reduce Access to Lifesaving Cancer Treatment and Drugs

... Gov. Roy Cooper has an opportunity to veto SB 86, the North Carolina Small Business Healthcare Act which will expand access to association health plans (AHPs) that are bare bones health insurance policies that offer minimal benefits.   Following is a statement from Christine Weason, North Carolina government relations ... veto of SB 86 because expanding access to association health plans will leave hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians with inadequate health care plans, deny patients’ access to essential health benefits, and force many cancer patients and survivors into situations with dire health ...

NH Cancer Votes Volunteer Questions U.S. Candidates at Debate

... seat. A caregiver for many years, Don ask the candidates how they would help ensure that cancer patients have access to high quality, affordable health care. You can view the video of Don’s question, along with answers from Scott Brown, Jim Rubens, and Bob Smith  here . Want to help make cancer ...

2013 How Do You Measure Up Report

... little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions and perhaps billions of dollars through health care cost reductions and increased worker productivity. So, how does your state measure up? Download the report     2013 How Do You Measure Up ...

HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?

... little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions and perhaps billions of dollars through health care cost reductions and increased worker productivity. So, how does your state measure up? Read the report: How Do You Measure Up?       HOW DO ...

2018 State Legislative Priorities

... research Increase funding for Every Woman's Life program (provides breast and cervical cancer screenings for uninsured women) Expand access to health-care to Virginians who fall in the coverage-gap Simply the process for cancer patients who are seeking an exception from step-therapy 2018 State ...

ACS CAN Lets State Leaders Know of Important Budget Recommendations

... and Early Detection Screening Program (NJCEED) which we have detailed below. Cancer patients have long faced significant barriers to accessing care. COVID-19 has magnified these barriers, with 46% of cancer patients and survivors reporting a change in their ability to pay for care due to ... more advanced stages. Indeed, cancer-related mortality rates have also increased during the pandemic. The pandemic has also shone a spotlight on health disparities across populations. Individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be uninsured, increasing the ... better the survival rate. When breast cancer is diagnosed at an early stage while still confined to the breast, the 5-year survival rate is 99%. Health care professionals across the state are working overtime to get people back to regular screening. However, to ensure that all New Jerseyans ...

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