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Reducing the Toll of Tobacco a Priority for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in 2018

Columbia, SC – January 29, 2018 – As lawmakers dive into the new year the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is looking ahead to what public health initiatives can be accomplished in 2018. South Carolina has a long way to go when it comes to tobacco control issues. Each year in South Carolina 2,500 kids under the age of eighteen become new daily smokers, 7,200 adults die from smoking and annual health care costs in South Carolina directly caused by smoking are $1.9 billion.  Don’t worry, ACS CAN has solutions. A one-time increase in the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack would save thousands of lives and would raise millions of dollars for the state. The increase would be a win-win for South Carolina. A $1.50 increase would help 37,900 ...

HELP Committee Legislation Marks Critical Step in Support of Comprehensive Health Care Reform This Year

... comprehensive health care reform this year.  The detailed proposal would extend access to quality care to all Americans by guaranteeing issue of plans to all applicants, eliminating discrimination based on health status or history, capping out-of-pocket costs that patients pay and placing ... to quality, affordable health care,” said John R. Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  “Families struggling to afford the growing cost of lifesaving cancer care need Congress and the President to enact health care reform this year.” ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the ...

ACS CAN Files Amicus Brief Opposing New Short-Term Plans Policy

The impact for cancer patients could be devastating. That is the argument ACS CAN is making in an amicus brief filed today in U.S. District Court. The brief is supporting a lawsuit filed by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans that objects to the recent Trump Administration policy allowing for the expansion of what’s known as short-term health plans. Officially called short-term, limited duration plans, these health plans allow insurance companies to ... cancer patients and survivors, denying coverage for cancer treatment or refusing to insure those impacted by cancer altogether. The expansion of these plans is expected to weaken the individual insurance market, leading to higher insurance premiums and costs for cancer patients and ...

ACS CAN Statement on HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ' Resignation Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2014 Following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on the announcement by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius that she is resigning her post: Secretary Sebelius led the massive effort to implement critical ... tests, treatments and follow-up care, and most people insured through their employer now benefit from added protections such as low-or no-cost preventive services and a ban on annual and lifetime limits on the dollar amount of care a plan will cover. The law 's implementation, like ...

Legislator Wants to Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

Columbus, OH–June 22, 2017– This statement can be attributed to Jeff Stephens, director of government relations in Ohio for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Today, State Representative Sarah LaTourette introduced legislation to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families through palliative care. ACS CAN commends the Representative for seeing an opportunity to improve ...

World Cancer Day 2017: “We Can End Cervical Cancer Deaths”

... Control (UICC) . UICC works with its partners, including the American Cancer Society , to unite the cancer community to reduce the global burden of cancer, promote greater equity and integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda.   This year’s theme, “ We can. I can. ,” calls upon everyone worldwide to do their part in the fight against cancer. We’re committed to doing just that at ACS CAN. As ... ACS CAN is launching a new global campaign aimed at eliminating death from cervical cancer.  Cervical cancer is preventable through proven, cost-effective HPV vaccinations, screenings and preventive treatments of pre-cancerous lesions. We believe cervical cancer screenings should be an ...

Jane Leo to Serve as ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations Director

SALEM, Oregon —— Jane Leo has been named the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director for Oregon. She will lead ACS CAN’s efforts to advance legislation and public policies to reduce the cancer burden, specifically ending the sale of flavored and menthol tobacco in her home state. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to fight for every Oregonian impacted by cancer,” Leo said. “Tobacco use has cost Oregon too many lives and too much money; stopping the next generation from ever starting is one of the most important things we can do to ...

House Passes Bill that Undermines Decades of Success in Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Efforts

... removing protected funding for the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued the following statement from Cynthia Au, Interim government relations director for ACS CAN in Hawaii: "While the House recognizes the ... prevention programs, we are deeply concerned that this bill will remove permanent, stable funding for the trust fund—undermining decades of progress that Hawaii has made in reducing tobacco use and saving lives. "Over the years, Hawaii has successfully dedicated millions of dollars to tobacco prevention efforts and the trust fund has significantly reduced smoking rates among youth and adults, saving the state lives ...

A Focus on the Patient: Ensuring Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

While the merits of comprehensive health care reform legislation are debated in the halls of Congress, ACS CAN urges lawmakers to keep patients' needs top of mind. That means including measures that improve communication between health professional and ... chronic diseases. Research proves that in addition to improving the quality of life of patients, palliative care treatment plans help reduce the cost of health care spending by lowering the number of hospital and intensive care unit visits for a patient. As the leading patient voice in the ...

ACS CAN volunteer shares cancer story at U.S. Senate committee meeting

... breast cancer for a second time eight years later, she wasnŠ—Èt so lucky. Although she had health insurance, it only covered a tiny fraction of her treatment. She would have to pay out of pocket for the mastectomies and hysterectomy she needed, along with chemotherapy and most of her ... the health care laws. After telling her cancer story, Stacy told Senators that although she received treatment that saved her life, it came at a cost. She is so in debt from her medical bills she may need to file for bankruptcy this year. But, Stacy said, thanks the Affordable Care Act she can live her life with the comfort of knowing that she will have access health care in the future. Š—“I now have peace of mind knowing that, in ...

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