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... 27, 2020 - Colorectal cancer is now the fastest growing diagnosed cancer among young women in Colorado and the single biggest cancer killer of men under 50 nationally. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends members of the Colorado House of Representatives for taking the opportunity to stem the alarming rise of colorectal cancer incidence ... diagnosed with stage III colon cancer at age 51, following her first colonoscopy. She had catastrophic health insurance but her out-of-pocket cost for her one-year treatment was still around $40,000.   The bill also seeks to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for patients undergoing ...

The Honorable John Kasich Office of the Governor 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio  43215 Dear Governor Kasich, 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 ... the lowest-income and least healthy demographic in every state.  We have every confidence that a rational, open discussion with governors about cost-saving innovations in Medicaid could occur, but that process has not occurred to date.   Like the House before it, the Senate is now working ...

... Boozman (R-AR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act would waive cost-sharing requirements such as deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, for prostate cancer screening tests for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, including Black men and those with a family history of the disease. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death ... the disease is detected in advanced stages, the likelihood of survival drops to just 37%. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports the PSA Screening for HIM Act and is working with lawmakers to pass legislation at both the state and federal levels that will ...

... to permanently extend a three-year tax credit for premium cigars and other tobacco products that a retailer ships or transports to an out-of-state consumer.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and other members of the Colorado Tobacco-Free Alliance opposed the passage of Senate Bill 18-179. Cigars should be subject to taxation like all other tobacco ...