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Tobi: Jasper, Indiana

... without her access to the clinical trial. Tobi knows without a doubt that the clinical trial saved her life and she feels lucky to have had health insurance that allowed her to participate. “I owe my life to that trial and am passionate that those who need access to clinical trials are not denied based on their type of insurance.”     Return to Stories About Barriers to Care     Tobi: Jasper, Indiana ...

TXCRC

... grant from our partners at Fight CRC to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer in Texas by expanding access to screenings, removing barriers to care, and ensuring the public is aware of updates to our  systems and how these changes impact their health. Check back periodically for updated resources, actions, and additional information!   Learn more about HB 3588 / SB 1028 Ensure Coverage ...

Cancer Research Groups Push Emergency Funding to Restart Clinical Trials in Infrastructure Package

... are urging Congress to include $10 billion in emergency funding to restart cancer research and clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stalled by the coronavirus pandemic.  In a letter sent to lawmakers, members of the One Voice Against Cancer Coalition say without ... cancer burden for years to come. “Clinical trials are often the best and sometimes only course of treatment for patients in need of care. On behalf of all cancer patients, survivors and their families, we urge Congress to include this additional NIH funding in the American Jobs ...

Connecticut Lawmakers Fund $12 Million to Fight Tobacco Use

... Connecticut is falling short, providing ZERO funding in the current state budget.  ​​​​ The Numbers:  $2.03 Billion  - Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking   $473.2 million  - Amount of tobacco revenue and tobacco settlement funds CT receives annually   $55.9 ...

Fight Back Against Cancer this March

... you and your fellow advocates engaged in our campaigns. Support our nationwide petition drive calling on Congress to take immediate action on health care reform. The petitions will be delivered to Members of Congress on Capitol Hill and in district offices during the spring recess.  You can ...

Letter To The Editor On Increasing Access To Colorectal Cancer Screening

... by closing the Medicare loophole that currently can put up a financial barrier to access lifesaving colonoscopies. While individuals on private health care plans have the procedure covered as a preventive service, a loophole exists that allows individuals on Medicare to be charged for their ...

Letter To The Editor On Closing Loophole On Colonoscopy Payments

... by closing the Medicare loophole that currently can put up a financial barrier to access lifesaving colonoscopies. While individuals on private health care plans have the procedure covered as a preventive service, a loophole exists that allows individuals on Medicare to be charged for their ...

Missouri Needs to Spend Money to Stop Smoking

... help people stop smoking. The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement requires tobacco companies to annually pay states compensation for tobacco-related health care costs. Our legislators should be directing that money to programs that reduce smoking statewide. Of the millions of dollars collected in ...

Broad Cross Section of Stakeholders Aim to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer Worldwide

New York, NY – Key international stakeholders, diplomats and public health leaders will gather in New York City today to discuss ways to accelerate and collaborate on the global elimination of cervical cancer ... Cancer Control (UICC), and comes just as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) holds its annual meeting. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 570,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2018, representing 6.6 percent of all female cancers. ... companies produce innovative, safe and effective in vitro diagnostic tests that facilitate evidence-based medicine, improve quality of patient care, promote wellness, enable early detection of disease and can reduce overall health care costs. Functioning as an association within AdvaMed, ...

Tobacco Users Trying to Quit Ahead of April 1 $2 Tax Increase

... Society Cancer Action Network 916 802-4033 [email protected]      Tobacco Users Trying to Quit Ahead of April 1 $2 Tax Increase Health Groups Offer Resources for Californians Wanting to End the Addiction Sacramento, CA – March 31, 2017 – It’s no April Fool’s joke: ... every state that has significantly raised its cigarette tax, pack sales have decreased sharply. According to the US Surgeon General, the World Health Organization and the Institute of Medicine, raising the price of tobacco is the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use.  “Today, ... and education program that has been credited with averting more than a million premature deaths and saving more than $138 billion in health care costs since its inception 28 years ago. Proposition 56 will more than triple this program’s funding, which has been eroding for decades and ...

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