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Updates matching "Breast and Cervical Cancer"

January 9, 2023
New York

The following originally appeared in the Albany Times Union on January 9, 2023. In 2022, an estimated 118,830 New Yorkers received the three lifechanging words “you have cancer” and around 32,230 died from the disease. Innovation in early detection and cancer care are changing how we detect

January 5, 2023
California

La Red de Acción contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) invita a la comunidad del Valle Central a participar en un foro virtual con el fin de reducir el número de muertes a causa del cáncer de seno.

December 14, 2022
National

Statement from ACS and ACS CAN CEO Karen E. Knudsen on the announcement NCI Director Monica Bertagnolli has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

December 6, 2022
New York

The following was originally published in the Empire Report on December 6, 2022. With over 118,000 New Yorkers forced to hear the dreaded three words “you have cancer” every year, it’s easy to forget the incredible strides in early detection and treatment we’ve made in the last 20

November 30, 2022

Washington, D.C.— Patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions submitted an amicus brief today urging the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas to preserve the requirement that private health insurers cover U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended preventive services without

September 7, 2022
National

Today U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued a ruling that may lead Affordable Care Act-compliant health plans to deny coverage for or reinstate cost-sharing for certain preventive health services.

June 29, 2022
New Jersey

Today, the New Jersey legislature passed the state’s operating budget. Included in that budget was an increase of $1.5 million in funding for the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) program for a total of $5 million.

June 2, 2022
Florida

TALLAHASSEE, FL – June 2, 2022 – Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the FY 2022 budget, solidifying an increase to $100 million for cancer research centers in the state through the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program and a continued $1.83 million investment to the state’s Mary Brogan Breast and

April 29, 2022
Michigan

LANSING, MICH. – After two years of virtual Cancer Action Days due to the pandemic, cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Lansing yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials. They let their lawmakers know that they can and must