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Great American Smokeout Shines Light on Opportunities for New York Lawmakers to Act to Prevent Smoking-Related Deaths

... 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, ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Welcomes Two New Members and New Leadership on the National Board of Directors

... and making sure that no one hears the words 'There is no cure,' ever again.  Roberto García Rodríguez – Puerto Rico: As a longtime health care executive and cancer advocate, García Rodríguez founded the Puerto Rico chapter of CEOs Against Cancer in 2015 and chaired the chapter ... FACS, FSSO, DABS  Gwen Spencer, JD  Bruce D. Waldholtz, MD  Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD  0 RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN CANCER ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ELECTED TO ACS CAN NATIONAL BOARD  American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Welcomes Two New Members and New Leadership on the ...

2012 Missing the Message Colon Cancer Report

... all counties, more than half of all cancer diagnoses are later stage, when there are fewer treatment options and survival rates are lower. Care should be taken in interpreting the rates presented. The actual number of cases in most counties is relatively small and the rates presented ... polyps bleed intermittently into the intestine. The FOBT can detect very small quantities of blood in stool. The FOBT kit is obtained from a health care provider for use at home. Bleeding from colorectal cancer may be intermittent or undetectable, so accurate test results require annual ... Union 63.8 52.6 -17.6% 24.4 18.4 -24.6% 63.6% 57.1% -10.2% Warren 68.0 50.9 -25.1% 23.4 16.9 -27.8% 52.4% 53.7% 2.5%   [1] New Jersey Dept. of Health & Senior Services, State Cancer Registry, 2011 and American Cancer Society Facts & Figures, 2011   2012 Missing the Message Colon Cancer ...

Cancer Brief #1: Tobacco Control

... with lung cancer and nearly 9,000 died.   Other tobacco-caused cancers killed thousands more.  Tobacco costs an estimated $8.17 billion in health care expenditures, including $2.7 billion in Medicaid costs.  •    Tobacco control programs have been proven to reduce youth smoking and help ... urban, rural and suburban areas of the state, low income individuals struggle not only with extremely tight finances, but with the financial and health consequences of this powerful addiction as well. Upstate, rural counties tend to have adult smoking rates higher than the statewide average, ...

Final State Budget Sustains Support to Reduce Burden of Disease, Yet More Work to Be Done

... 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, ...

CPRIT: 2013 Legislative Preview

... and Research Institute of Texas, also known as CPRIT Smoke-Free Texas Tobacco cessation and control programs Cancer screening requirements for health insurance Breast and cervical cancer screening access for at-risk women in Texas Obesity, nutrition and physical activity in schools In ...

Legislation Would Increase Access to Colon Cancer Screenings for the Medically Underserved

... men and women who are within the recommended age for colon cancer screening but may not be able to access the new benefits under the Affordable Care Act. The screening program created by this legislation would be modeled after the successful National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early ... 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 ...

Connecticut State Lead Ambassador

... work, I now feel that it is important to show the positive things that can happen when someone has access to preventative screenings and care that I had. I feel everyone deserves these same benefits. I was fortunate that, even though I worked at a small company, our boss provided health insurance for employees. As a result, I was able to go for annual mammograms. In June, 2008, I reported for my mammogram as usual. The ...

Cancer Survivors to Maryland Lawmakers: ‘Make All Copays Count,’ Protect against Threats to Patient Access to Lifesaving Medication

... 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 ...

Statement: Leaders of Nation’s Charitable Nonprofits Urge Congress to Go Further

... their mission delivery.” “Nonprofits serve as frontline responders to national crises such as the novel coronavirus, providing resources and care to those facing profound disruption in their lives and communities, particularly the most disadvantaged among us,” said Nancy Brown, CEO of ... thrive, and this is never more true than in times of crisis," said Stephanie J. Hull, Ph.D., president and CEO of Girls Inc. "Our current public health emergency requires Congress to take urgent action so that nonprofits across the U.S. can continue our critical work at this pivotal time." ... and placement — but charitable organizations won’t be able to operate if they cease to exist.” “The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. The longer it goes on, the more it also becomes a housing emergency,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity ...

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