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... patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will gather in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates will urge Congress to take steps to make ... (PCHETA) , which will greatly improve the quality of life for cancer patients. Support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. Cost sharing has been mostly eliminated in the private insurance market, but some Medicare patients can still get hit with a bill if a polyp is found and removed during a colonoscopy, which changes the classification from a “screening” to a ...

... building today to ask lawmakers to prioritize legislation to fight cancer during the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Action Day. Specifically, the group pushed to regulate e-cigarettes and improve access to oral chemotherapy medications.  Volunteers ... retailers are not. This bill would require e-cigarette retailers to be licensed and follow the same training and licensing requirements of other tobacco retailers. Classifying e-cigarettes as a tobacco product is an important step in getting a handle on the youth tobacco epidemic. ... “We want legislation that would make oral chemotherapy cancer drugs more accessible for patients to take in the comfort of their own homes and cost the same as traditional chemotherapy.” “In our state there will be an estimated 8,500 new cancer cases this year, and many cancers can be ...

Lansing, MI – January 14, 2019 – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking that legislators support legislation that will ease the burden of cancer in Michigan. The latest edition of the ACS CAN’s How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce ... Fairness legislation to give chronically ill patients easier access to the cancer treatment they need. It would ensure the out-of-pocket cost to the patient for oral chemotherapy and intravenous chemotherapy are similar. Currently, the out-of-pocket costs for oral chemo medications ...

... from cancer and other serious tobacco-related diseases in the state. Research shows that regular and significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to encourage tobacco users to quit and protect young people from becoming addicted. Pennsylvania's increase from $1.60 ... Tom Wolf in the coming days. "Bipartisan support for this legislation from Pennsylvania lawmakers makes a strong statement that reducing the use of this deadly product in the state is a priority. This cigarette tax increase will save an estimated 32,200 lives in Pennsylvania and keep more ... nationwide, and is expected to claim the lives of more than 480,000 Americans this year alone. Considering that one third of all cancer deaths can be attributed to tobacco use, reducing its consumption is absolutely critical in the fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society Cancer ...