New Jersey

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Please join us during ACS CAN's NJ Cancer Action Week, February 1-5, 2021. During this virtual event we will meet with NJ lawmakers and urge them to take action on our state cancer priorities.

Right now, in New Jersey, a process known as step therapy or “fail first” is resulting in delays in cancer care. Under fail first policies, patients must try and fail on less expensive medicine before insurance will cover a more expensive option - even if your doctor believes the more expensive treatment will be more effective. Send your lawmakers a message today. Cancer patients can’t afford to waste time.

Access to medical treatments, prescriptions and therapies is critical to reducing suffering and death from cancer and other chronic illnesses. Yet too many patients face out-of-pocket costs, insurer policies and other barriers that can delay access to services that treat, manage and prevent the disease. Sharing the stories of patients...

Increasing the price of cigarettes in New Jersey by $1.65 per pack will save 18,700 lives in our state. Ask Governor Murphy to raise the price of these products and devote funds to programs that prevent kids from starting to use tobacco products and help current tobacco users quit.

Are you interested in hearing about our NJ ACS CAN campaigns and activities? Do you want to know what is happening in our Trenton State House and in the halls of Congress that impact our cancer fighting mission? If your answer is yes to both questions, we invite you to...

Would you like to be a part of something very special in 2020? Why not join the NJ ACS CAN volunteer team? We invite you to explore opportunities and choose those that best fit your talents and time.

I invite you to join our New Jersey volunteers and staff during our 5th annual CANCER ACTION WEEK. You will have the opportunity to lend your voice, to speak with your state officials, to share your stories and urge them to take action on lifesaving policies.

Would you like to take part in in the NJ 2019 ACS CAN Cancer Action Week? If yes, please complete and submit this survey.

Whether you are a survivor, family member of a survivor, caretaker, or anyone whose life has been impacted by tobacco use, you can make a difference.