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... with various forms of cancer including colon, lung and the recurrent pancreatic cancer that eventually claimed her life. However, her personal health history and active survivorship made her an inspiration for many patients and survivors and helped inform her deep commitment to public health policy. “Justice Ginsburg was one of six justices to uphold the Affordable Care Act, which has given cancer patients and survivors critical access to comprehensive health coverage, including cancer prevention, screening ...

... are going on an 8-month break at the same time the state is restarting eligibility redeterminations for Medicaid. This process will take away health insurance from 16,000 Kansans. Right now, 150,000 Kansans are already in the coverage gap because the legislature refuses to expand ... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in reaction. “Last week’s action to close yet another session without ensuring affordable health coverage for 150,000 Kansans marks yet another day where lawmakers directly put their constituents’ health at risk.   “Their political ... inaction on Medicaid expansion and we will not allow the daily, lived experience of over 150,000 Kansans who are forced to forgo the lifesaving care and treatment they need to survive to be forgotten and their voices silenced. “The timing is particularly cruel for Kansas families because ...

... Act , a bill that would create a mandatory dedicated funding stream for four biomedical research agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill would provide $150 billion over the next 10 years, a much-needed infusion of ... increase in the federal cigarette tax as well as increases on other tobacco products would have an additional very positive impact on public health because we know that raising the price of cigarettes at the point of sale is our most effective strategy in reducing smoking. It will save more lives and further reduce long-term health care costs. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative ...

... death from cancer. The fifth annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network of Texas’ policy forum series will bring together leaders in health care, business and government to examine the state of cancer prevention programs and funding in the Lone Star State. Next Wednesday, the Cancer ... of Texas will announce a new initiative that aims to bring together clinical research and community stakeholders to address a growing public health concern – liver cancer. Texas is among states with the highest incidence of liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular cancer (HCC), with ...