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... is funded at 1 million annually and ACS CAN is asking that the funding be increased to 1.5 million annually to help more Illinoisans access care to help detect and treat colorectal cancer.    “To further reduce the burden of cancer in Illinois, ACS CAN is asking lawmakers to support ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

... How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... policies and best practices; yellow indicates moderate movement toward the benchmark and red shows where states are falling short.  Palliative care passing this year was a great step forward for quality of life for cancer patients and their families in Tennessee, but there is still a lot ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... Society For media inquiries, contact: Paul McGee 716-689-6982 x103 (office) 716-523-6874 (cell) [email protected] For Immediate Release: Health Groups Ask Court to Consider Public Health in Native American Cigarette Tax Evasion Case American Cancer Society signs on to Amicus Brief; Higher Prices Mean Fewer Smokers and Less ... 85,000 children under 18 will try cigarettes for the first time and nearly 21,000 young New Yorkers will become regular, daily smokers · Health care related costs directly caused by smoking will total $8.17 billion in New York · 14 percent of Medicaid expenditures are for smoking-caused ...

... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement: “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health disparities that underserved communities face. Like COVID-19, cancer affects everyone, but it doesn’t affect everyone equally. More than ... year, but not all of them will equally benefit from medical advances in cancer prevention, early detection, diagnostic testing and treatment care. “Clinical trials are a significant way to advance life-saving cancer treatments and this bill will ensure more Coloradans have an ...