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New ACS CAN report takes a closer look at the barriers patients face to join cancer clinical trials

Clinical trials are a critical part of cancer research. They allow cancer researchers to test and study new treatments with the goal of improving cancer care. For a clinical trial to ... in clinical research, but that only a small fraction of them end up enrolling in clinical trials due to various enrollment barriers. ACS CAN released a report this month at the organization’s annual National Policy Forum that identifies enrollment barriers and proposes ways they ... in the institution where they are being treated. Patients that do have access to a clinical trial cited other barriers to joining – including cost and logistical issues of participating and fear over medical side effects. At the National Policy Forum, ACS CAN was joined by a wide range of ...

Senate Passes Legislation Expected to Save Thousands of Lives Lost to Colorectal Cancer

... bill that will eliminate a major financial barrier for Texans to receive their preventive colorectal cancer screenings. The bill was passed out of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee unanimously before being passed by the full Senate and has now been received in the House for a ... Joan Huffman and Judith Zaffirini for prioritizing colorectal cancer screenings,” shared American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Government Relations Director James Gray. “Despite being preventable when screened, half of all colorectal cancer deaths could be ... screenings.” The American Cancer Society guidelines state that a follow-up colonoscopy in this situation should be completed without any cost to the patient as an integral part of the preventative screening process beginning at age 45 – a fact not currently reflected in Texas state ...

Bipartisan Health Care Deal Could Preserve Health Insurance for Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors

Washington, D.C.—Early this morning Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) made public the details of a bipartisan deal to stabilize the individual insurance market. The deal includes funding the cost-sharing reduction payments (CSRs) for the rest of 2017 and for two subsequent years, restores $106 million per year in outreach and enrollment ... high deductible, lower premium coverage. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “We commend Senators Alexander and Murray for their continued dedication to finding bipartisan solutions to our nation’s health ...

Improving the Nation’s Health Care System Should Be Top Priority in State of the Union Address

Washington, D.C., February 4, 2020 — Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers will tune into the president’s State of the Union address tonight, watching to see if the president will commit to improving the nation’s health care system by preserving access to ... the issue of surprise bills and affordability of prescription drugs, as well as investing in life-saving cancer research and prevention. ACS CAN Delaware volunteer and cancer survivor Jan White will be following the speech in person, as a guest of Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester. A ... in Medicare. Cancer is a disease more common with age and can be very expensive to treat. For Medicare enrollees who currently face unlimited cost sharing for some of their prescription drugs, the financial burden can be overwhelming. We urge the president to aggressively pursue ...

ACS CAN: Efforts to Reduce Drug Prices Must Balance Affordability with Access to Innovation and Safety

... “Most Favored Nation” Model. The following is a response to the executive orders from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “While we acknowledge the administration’s attempt to further examine new ways to tackle prescription drug costs, this must be done in a ... promise, but more details are needed as noted in our previous comments. The proposed rule issued last year encouraged discounts at the point of sale where discounts can be shared with consumers. This would particularly benefit individuals who take high-cost drugs, like cancer patients and survivors, and those with total drug spending in the coverage gap (Medicare Part D). However, we noted that ...

ACS CAN Releases Annual Report Evaluating How States are Measuring Up on Cancer Policies

How does your state measure up in the fight against cancer?  According to ACS CAN’S annual How Do You Measure Up? report – now in its 15th year – a majority of states are missing critical opportunities to pass and implement laws proven to prevent and save lives from cancer.  In the 2017 How Do You ... save more on medical costs when palliative care is provided earlier in a patient’s disease progression, and that palliative care is especially cost-efficient for patients with multiple diseases. •    Sixteen states have a law in place prohibiting indoor tanning use for minors with no ...

West Virginia ACS CAN Innovation in Multicancer Early Detection Speaker Bios

... Panelists: Dr. Whitney Jones, MD, Medical Advisor for GRAIL, Inc. Dr. Whitney Jones is a Gastroenterologist, a former Clinical Professor of Medicine, and current adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health and information services at the University of Louisville.  He is a ... pragmatic state-based laws that lower barriers to access evidence-based CRC screening. Kentucky is the first state in the nation to mandate no cost-sharing coverage for preventative evidence-based genetic panel testing for hereditary cancers including Lynch Syndrome.  These laws have ... survivors, and health care providers. Andrea resides in Morgantown, WV with her husband James and their two children.   West Virginia ACS CAN Innovation in Multicancer Early Detection Speaker Bios ...

It is Time to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Buckeyes

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Leo Almeida COLUMBUS, OHIO – “As lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes.  “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer ... the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role in improving cancer outcomes. Despite its benefits, health insurance coverage of biomarker testing has not kept pace with innovations in treatment.  “Furthermore, legislation to address copay accumulator adjustments would ...

Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its first in-person Leadership Summit and Lobby Day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and advocates will urge lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research and prevention programs, improve diversity in ...

New Mexico Advocates Rally in Support of Cancer Prevention Initiatives

SANTA FE, NM–  Cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, students and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) rallied at the Roundhouse today in support of increasing the state’s tobacco tax by $1.50 per pack and prohibiting minors under the age of 18 from using tanning devices. “When you ... also would generate approximately $30.74 million in new revenue for the state while saving New Mexico $461.51 million in long-term health care cost savings from smoking declines. The World Health Organization classifies indoor tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans,” the same ...

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