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New Policy Extending Colorectal Screening Coverage for Low-Income Texans Takes Effect Today

... rates are on the rise among those ages 50 and under. “If the consequences of COVID-19 have shown us anything is the critical role access to care plays in survivorship,” noted James Gray, ACS CAN Senior Government Relations Director for Texas. “We commend Texas Health and Human Services for modernizing their policy to ensure Medicaid recipients can receive life-saving screenings and look forward to the ...

Colorectal Cancer Advocates Diagnosed at Age Below State Screening Guidelines Share Their Survivor Stories with Lawmakers

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Megan Wessel Accepts National Staff Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

ACS CAN Provided Nearly $1 Million in Support From Amgen to Expand Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment Through Improved Technology and Patient Support

... enrollment in cancer clinical trials. The project will integrate regional cancer clinical trial matching capability into existing electronic health record (EHR) systems and will utilize clinical trial navigators to help patients address logistical and financial challenges to enrolling in ... collaboration with the CodeX , a member-driven HL7 FHIR Accelerator leveraging interoperability standards towards better and innovative patient care and research. With funding secured, ACS CAN and the partners within CodeX are finalizing the protocol for the pilot study, which will be ...

Kentucky ACS CAN Coffee Club: The Future of Oncology speaker Bios

... such as targeted or immune therapies. Dr. Flora has won numerous awards, including the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award Cancer Family Care Unsung Heroes Award, and was voted as one of CincinnatiMagazine's "Top Doctors" for Hematology and Oncology in 2016 and 2017 by his peers. Dr. ... his Internal Medicine residency at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, and Medical Oncology fellowship training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.  At Labcorp Oncology, Gani leads a dedicated team of >50 oncology physicians with an average of 23 years of academic and ...

Love Notes to Lawmakers: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Deliver Valentines to Legislators

... 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 ...

2023 ACS CAN Hawaii Cancer Action Day Training

... all lawmakers: 2023 Hawaii Legislative Priorities Civil Beat article: Researchers Hope Hawaii Lawmakers Fund Cancer Research This Year Advancing Health Equity in Cancer Care Through Telehealth Preserving Local Control   Volunteer Advocate Packet  - All you need to be ready for Cancer Action Day! Agenda 2023 ...

Jefferson Parish Must Stand Up to Big Tobacco with a Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance

... 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 ... Smokeout®, Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Advocates Urge Councilmembers to Pass a Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance to Protect Public Health Jefferson Parish Must Stand Up to Big Tobacco with a Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance ...

Three-time Cervical Cancer Survivor Highlights Importance of Screening during Awareness Event at Las Vegas Sign

... and immunotherapy.  By December, Gonzales-Russell’s cancer was cleared, but returned for a third time in February 2020. This time, her care team in Nevada ran out of treatment options. Gonzales-Russell turned to doctors in Los Angeles and underwent a pelvic exenteration. She now ... to the levels put forward by the Senate, for cancer research and prevention funding. Increased funding would support programs like Women’s Health Connection in Nevada which offers free breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income, high-risk, uninsured, and underinsured women ...

Governor Youngkin Signs Legislation Aimed at Improving Access to Lifesaving Cancer Screenings

... 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 stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

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