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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -  Cancer patients’ access to affordable chemotherapy they can take at home will continue to be protected if Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation passed last week. Assembly Bill (AB) 1860 extends a law helping to equalize out-of-pocket costs for oral chemotherapy and intravenous chemotherapy. The legislation was sponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... chemotherapy is also easier for some patients to take, which is why they stay on their treatment and that leads to faster recovery and overall cost savings,” said ACS CAN California Legislative Director Autumn Ogden-Smith. “We urge Governor Brown to sign this critically important ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Feb. 5, 2013 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today released a new report, Catalyst for Cures: How Federally Funded Cancer Research Saves Lives, that underscores the threat posed by sequestration to future progress in the fight to end death and suffering related to cancer. The report focuses on the impact of federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in driving new discovery in laboratories and cancer research centers across the ... symptoms of leukemia to such a degree that Manny Ortiz of Woburn, Mass. ran the Boston Marathon while undergoing treatment. Sequestration could cost us a decade of progress in medical research leaving the next breakthroughs in the fight to defeat cancer to languish in the labs, said John R. ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sept. 19, 2017 — Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to Gov. Jim Justice, calling on him to oppose a new proposal to repeal and replace the current health care law offered by Sens. ... safety-net that provided health care coverage to , including children, pregnant women, families, seniors and individuals with disabilities. Out of that number, West Virginians gained lifesaving health care coverage because the state expanded its Medicaid program. Currently, residents ... by approximately $554 million in 2026. The letter goes on to note, “In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies, effectively shutting down the individual insurance marketplace. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...

... Progress in Statewide Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cigarette Excise Taxes United States, 2000-2014, is featured in this week 's issue of the journal, Preventing Chronic Disease . The report found tremendous progress in state tobacco policies between 2000-2009 when 46 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) increased cigarette excise taxes; boosting the national average for state cigarette taxes by $0.92 per pack. However, during the ... statewide smoke-free laws stalled in recent years, California became the latest state to enact a comprehensive smoke-free law in May 2016. ACS CAN is committed to working in individual communities to help pass smoke-free policies at the local level. Clearly the country has made significant ...