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Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to the Statehouse to Rally 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 ...

It Is Past Time to Break the Cycle of Tobacco Addiction

... 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 ...

NY Assembly Misses Opportunity to Address Disparities in New York Families’ Access to Paid Leave

... 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, ...

NY Tumbles as Anti-Tobacco Programs Suffer

... on New York is devastating.  More than 25,500 New Yorkers will die this year of smoking-related diseases and more than $8.1 billion is spent on health care costs each year to treat smoking caused illnesses.  Lost wages and productivity due to tobacco use total $6.05 billion a year.  The current ...

2018 Arizona Legislative Session Summary

... two legislative priorities did not fare as well. The proposal to raise the purchase age for tobacco products to 21 did make it through the House Health committee again this year, but was once again denied a hearing in the Commerce Committee, killing the effort. The legislation to prohibit ... earlier this year to restrict access to opioids for many patients. ACS CAN was successful in ensuring that cancer, hospice and palliative care patients would still have access to appropriate pain medications . None of this progress would happen without the actions of our members and ...

WeŠ—'re All Just One Degree from Cancer

... Hollywood celebrities and grassroots advocates nationwide to ask Congress to increase medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health by $6 billion over two years, including $1 billion for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). WeŠ—'re launching the One Degree campaign at a critical point for the future of patient care. Federal funding for medical research has declined more than 24 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars since 2003, forcing cancer centers to ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on the Use of Human Subjects in Clinical Trials

... groundbreaking discoveries that could save lives, and 2) ensuring that patients who participate in clinical trials receive the highest quality care, are fully informed about what their participation entails, and are protected from potential privacy violations. The comments submitted by the ... to apply the HIPAA Privacy Rule standards to research studies to best protect the privacy and confidentiality of cancer patients’ identifiable health information. Biospecimens -- The Society and ACS CAN agree with the proposal that written consent be required for the use of biospecimens ...

Arizonans to urge national lawmakers to take action in fight against cancer

... months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. In addition to requesting a funding increase of at least $2 billion for National Institutes of Health cancer research, the Arizona delegation will seek support for two bills. One, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, would improve the quality of life for cancer patients. The other, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal ...

New York Lawmakers Remove Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening, Passing A1195-A / S2000-A

... 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, ...

Cancer Community Leaders Make Case for Federal Funding to Deliver Promising Local Research from Labs to Doctors' Offices

... said Chris Hansen, president, ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. Any funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health will jeopardize the innovative research at local cancer centers that has resulted in the dramatic progress we have seen during the past 40 ... Obama 's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal included cuts for research funding at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and for prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congress is now beginning consideration of a budget ... biotech center in the country and 17,500 of its citizens are employed in the industry. One in five jobs in Seattle are tied to the health care sector overall. For every new position created at the Hutchinson Center 1.53 new jobs are created in Seattle. Federal funding for medical ...

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