Emerging Priority: Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Washington
Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more Washingtonians can benefit from this important testing.
OLYMPIA, Wash. –– Volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be on hand to support House Bill 2382 on Friday as the House Finance Committee considers legislation that includes the state’s first tax increase on cigarettes in 16 years. Increasing the cigarette tax by
OLYMPIA, Wash. –– As Washington residents face soaring health insurance costs and hundreds of thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network asked lawmakers at Wednesday’s Cancer Action Day to use the 2026 legislative session to preserve access to Medicaid and
OLYMPIA, Wash. – As Washington residents face soaring health insurance costs and hundreds of thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will ask lawmakers on Wednesday to use the 2026 legislative session to preserve access to Medicaid and Medicaid expansion.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Cancer patients, survivors and advocates are marking the American Cancer Society's 49th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to reduce tobacco use. The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who smoke or use any
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Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more Washingtonians can benefit from this important testing. Learn more here.
