Iowa Legislators Restrict Access to HPV Vaccine that Prevents Cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa – “Iowa has the 2nd highest cancer rates in the country, and our cancer incidence continues to rise year over year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 19, 2013 The American Cancer Society's Deputy Chief Medical Officer J. Lenoard Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today on the integral role health information technology, software programs and mobile apps play in the care of cancer patients. "Advances in cancer prevention, detection and treatment over the past 40 years have led to improved outcomes and even curative treatments for many types of cancers," Dr. Lichtenfeld stated in his testimony. "That progress has been significantly aided through the use of computing and software applications." Click here for a full transcript of the testimony. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Lauren Walens or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (202) 661-5763 or (202) 661-5711 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] #Lichtenfeld #cancer #HIT #energyandcommerce #Congress