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We don’t have to tell you how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the world; every one of you felt this in a deeply personal way. What you might not know is that a recent nationwide survey of cancer patients and those who recently ... cancer treatment revealed that nearly 1 in 3 have experienced delays or cancellations in their cancer-related care due to COVID-19. This can have a huge impact on the lives and wellbeing of cancer patients. But what about those living with cancer who don’t know it yet? It’s a ... exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), which has provided free or low-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to millions of people who can’t afford them, aims to address this problem. But despite the urgent need ...

... to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  How Do You Measure up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality evaluates each state’s activity on issues crucial to winning the fight against cancer. The report by ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, finds that Pennsylvania measured up to benchmarks in only 3 of the 12 measured areas.   “We have the tools to ... Red   During this spring’s budget session, lawmakers had an opportunity to consider a statewide increase in the cost of tobacco products – which would be the state’s first increase in more than six years.  At $1.60 per pack, Pennsylvania’s tax is only ...

CANCER CANDOR BLOG HIGHLIGHTS See Chris' blog for a look at ACS CAN's 2012 highlights and an inspirational guest blog by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS ... increasingly relying on provider networks as a marketing tool for improving market share and controlling costs. Insurers are raising the rate of cost-sharing when participants go out-of-network for care, sometimes as high as 50 percent. Moreover, the networks sometimes change frequently as ...

CANCER CANDOR BLOG HIGHLIGHTS See Chris' blog for a look at ACS CAN's 2012 highlights and an inspirational guest blog by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS ... increasingly relying on provider networks as a marketing tool for improving market share and controlling costs. Insurers are raising the rate of cost-sharing when participants go out-of-network for care, sometimes as high as 50 percent. Moreover, the networks sometimes change frequently as ...