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Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer in 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2013 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a disease that kills 1,500 people a day in this country, many ... Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, was released at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Atlanta, GA. The annual report finds that 38 states have reached benchmarks in only three or fewer of the ...

Bossier City Father Whose 10-Year-Old Daughter Died of Cancer Spoke at Louisiana Capitol Today about Need for Palliative Care

... daughter, Emilie, to cancer spoke at the State Capitol today on the need for palliative care throughout Louisiana. The event was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) annual Day at the Capitol where more than 60 patients, survivors, and their families and caregivers traveled to Baton Rouge to meet with their ... the results no parent should ever get. Emilie had a rare pediatric brain tumor called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG),” said Gibson of Bossier City. “We quickly learned the importance of palliative care not only for Emilie but for our whole family.”   Brain tumors are the ...

Bill Aiming to End the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes to Be Introduced in NYC Council

Public health and civil rights advocates celebrate the revival of the effort to end the sale of menthol cigarettes in New York City, coming later today when City Councilmember Rita Joseph will introduce ... menthol cigarettes, has driven tobacco-related health disparities. It also asserted that restricting the availability of menthol cigarettes can be effective in reducing smoking initiation and prevalence. Advocates argue that the data underscore the importance of Intro 1152 and give city ... in working to stop the tobacco industry’s predatory targeting of Black and other communities, which has gone on for decades at an enormous cost in health and lives. We urge the City Council to swiftly enact this lifesaving legislation,” said Kevin O’Flaherty, Director of Advocacy ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Celebrate the Successes of the Affordable Care Act in the Last 13 Years; Call on Lawmakers to Protect this Progress and Continue Improving Access to Care

... 2022 – This Thursday will mark 13 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law and cancer patients, survivors, and millions of others gained expanded access to comprehensive health coverage. The law, which put in place critical protections for people with pre-existing ... diagnosis,” said Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “As we mark the 13-year anniversary, the meaningful gains in early cancer detection and access to cancer care have been made clear. What we ... According to a recent analysis , about 60 of the 173 million people enrolled in private health coverage used at least one of the ACA’s no-cost preventive services in 2018. But a court case in Texas threatens this progress: Judge Reed O’Connor in the U.S. District Court for the ...

New Generation of Tobacco Products Threatens Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 20, 2008 -- An insidious new generation of tobacco products is threatening efforts to reduce tobacco use in the United States. A new report issued today by a coalition of public health organizations describes how tobacco manufacturers take advantage of the lack of government regulation to design and market ... every day 4,000 new kids try their first cigarette,” said Daniel E. Smith, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Congress must act now to reduce suffering and death from tobacco-related disease and free our youth from the firm grasp of the rogue ...

Testimony of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to the New York City Council Health Committee

January 30, 2019 • New York, NY Chair Levine and members of the Health Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Bill Sherman and I am Managing Director for Government Relations at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan, advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.  I am pleased to be able to speak in support of Int 1345-2019 and Int 1362-2019. Every year in New York City over ...

In a New Brief, a Coalition of the Nation’s Leading Public Health Advocacy Organizations Urge the Court to Reject Efforts to Gut Access to Health Care for Immigrants

Corpus Christi, TX –  A coalition of the country’s leading public health advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Texas v. Mayorkas in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to urge the court to uphold the ... administration’s 2022 “public charge” policy. Amici include American Cancer Society; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN); American Lung Association; CancerCare; Epilepsy Foundation; Hemophilia Federation of America; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Muscular Dystrophy ...

Massachusetts Outshines California When It Comes to Protecting Kids from Tobacco Addiction; Gov. Baker Signs New Law, Making MA First State in the Nation to Prohibit Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products

Los Angeles, Calif -  California Missed Chance Earlier this Year; City of Los Angeles has Opportunity to Make Up Lost Ground in Two Weeks or Will it Give Big Tobacco an Early Christmas Present? California is once again leaving kids vulnerable to the lure of flavored tobacco products while Massachusetts becomes the leader in addressing the current youth e-cigarette epidemic, now one of the nation’s ... flavored tobacco products in the Commonwealth, including menthol cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, hookah and cigars.  The following can be attributed to Jim Knox, Managing Director American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) California: “While the California ...

Pre-Registration Closed: Virtual Cancer Policy Forum: The Cost of Cancer in Ohio

Same day registraiton for our 2020 Cost of Cancer Policy Forum:  https://acscan.windrosemedia.com    More than 70,000 Ohioans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and the decisions made in the statehouse or in the White House can be just as consequential for patients as the decisions made in their doctor’s office. Join ACS CAN for a virtual, wide-ranging discussion ...

Legislation Would Close Medicare Colorectal Cancer Screening Loophole

WASHINGTON, D.C – March 1, 2017 – Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate would help eliminate cost as a barrier for seniors on Medicare trying to access lifesaving colorectal cancer screenings. The “Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer ... Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine). Colonoscopies are proven to prevent colon cancer and save lives, but any cost-sharing can deter people from getting screened. Currently, Medicare covers the full cost of routine screening colonoscopies. However, if a polyp is found ...

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