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ACS CAN and CodeX Lead Project to Expand Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment Through Improved Technology

Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, Mich. —The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase ... Project will provide basic trial screening using existing tools within EHR and PDM systems. The matching occurs by sending a select number of standardized patient data points to external clinical trial matching services that then return the  results for any matching trials within the ... The CodeX initiative, a collaborative effort implementing oncology data standards to support better, safer, faster care, and lower burden and cost, is helping implement the project. “Several years ago, MITRE began engaging partners from across the oncology ecosystem who also understood ...

Cancer Advocates Held Day of Action at Capitol on Friday, Urging Lawmakers to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21

... Capitol in Carson City to advocate for cancer-fighting bills today, Friday March 8, 2019. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) gives people impacted by cancer a powerful voice by holding a Cancer Action Day .   Topping the list of priorities this year was addressing what the U.S. Surgeon General calls an epidemic— e-cigarette use, which is rising at an alarming rate. To ... in Nevada. Currently, e-cigarettes are the only tobacco product that does not have an excise tax. Tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in Nevada and is behind an estimated one-third of all cancer-related deaths.   Progress to keep kids off tobacco is slipping ...

Our Nation's Health Depends on Access to Care: 10 Years of the ACA

Undoubtedly, our community is facing unprecedented times as we navigate the current coronavirus pandemic. As we always will, ACS CAN continues to support and advocate on behalf of people living with serious illnesses, like cancer, to ensure they have access to the care they need to protect their and their families’ ... populations at heightened risk if infected with the novel coronavirus, by increasing federal support for Medicaid spending and extending no-cost testing to all patients, regardless of insurance type or status, among other vital steps; the bill passed out of the Senate and was signed ...

CMS Investigative Study to Examine Benefit of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries

... multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test to evaluate the technology’s capacity to reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses for the large group of cancers without a traditional screening strategy. The study is expected to enroll up to 50,000 Medicare beneficiaries, including diverse and ... types. Published early data from multi-cancer early detection blood tests developed by private and academic entities indicate that the tests can screen for multiple cancers at the same time, including rare cancers.    “The study has the potential to meaningfully increase the ... extending innovative screening options, once FDA-approved and shown to have clinical benefit.”   While the IDE study will cover the cost of administering the test for beneficiaries enrolled in the study, even if proven safe and effective, once the study concludes, coverage will ...

Annapolis Forum on Impact of Tobacco Including E-cigarettes in Maryland, Hosted by Nation’s Leading Cancer Advocacy Group

... event will feature leaders in Maryland government and health ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) annual policy forum will bring together state leaders in government, medicine and advocacy to discuss the toll of tobacco use including electronic smoking devices in Maryland. The event will also highlight a need for a $2 per pack tax increase on cigarettes with an equivalent tax on all other tobacco products including electronic cigarettes as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco control in Maryland. Fact: Smoking is linked to more than one-quarter (27.3%) of cancer-related deaths in ...

Letter to Governor Phil Scott regarding Impact of Graham-Cassidy Proposal on Cancer Patients

  September 20, 2017     The Honorable Philip Scott Office of the Governor 109 State Capitol Pavilion Montpelier, VT  05609     Dear Governor Scott,   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond.  In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...

Congress Passes a Bill to Make Health Care More Affordable for Millions of Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Their Loved Ones

ACS CAN volunteers sent tens of thousands of messages to members of Congress, posted to social media, and made phone calls--and it made a difference. Thank you for your hard work to make this happen!   We ...

New Ads Name Individual House Members as ‘Standing in the Way’ of Affordable Health Care for North Carolinians

RALEIGH, NC – June 21, 2022 – A new series of advertisements paid for by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched yesterday citing the impact Medicaid expansion can have on the health of North Carolinians as well as the state economy and rural ... North Carolinians. Now is the time for North Carolina to become the next state to expand Medicaid.”  Medicaid expansion would remove major cost barriers to cancer care and give North Carolinians a fighting chance to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer as it continues to be the ...

Snuff Out SB 150: Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Keep Smoke out of Montana Smoke-free Law

... 150, which would allow cigar smoking in restaurants, bars and gaming facilities that are currently smoke-free.  State polling shows that 89% of Montana voters across the political spectrum support the Clean Indoor Air Act and 77% oppose allowing cigar smoking in bars. Everyone has the right to breathe clean, smoke-free air regardless of where they live, work, or play. Nobody should have to choose between a job and long-term health, which is clearly put at greater risk with any ... for the past 20 years. The next generation deserves that as well. This bill will leave workers and patrons exposed to secondhand smoke.” ACS CAN is joined in this call by many state health advocacy organizations and its volunteer advocates who met with lawmakers individually Monday to ...

ACS CAN, Stand Up To Cancer Join to Boost Medical Research Funding and Save More Lives from Cancer

WASHINGTON (March 9, 2015) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced an unprecedented joint effort to save more lives from cancer by boosting the nation's investment in groundbreaking cancer research. The launch of the One Degree campaign brings together 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. Federal funding for medical ...

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