An article released today in JAMA Network Open details the potential benefits of using technology to increase patient participation in cancer clinical trials. In a survey of nearly 1,200 recent cancer patients and survivors, more than 80% said they would be willing to use remote technologies and tools in a trial.
Today, the North Carolina General Assembly completed its short session and left Raleigh with the matter of Medicaid expansion unresolved, meaning that 600,000 hard-working, would-be eligible North Carolinians are forced to wait even longer for a chance at affordable access to care.
The House Appropriations Committee will vote today to approve its FY 2023 spending bill including a $2.5 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $466 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and $2.75 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H).
As a nonprofit entity whose mission is improving the lives of people with cancer and their families, the American Cancer Society isn’t taking sides on the decision. However, the decision will impact cancer patients and their families and is likely to disproportionately effect communities of color.
Las principales organizaciones del país de todo el espectro de la atención médica están instando al Congreso a extender los créditos fiscales ampliados de la prima de atención médica de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, siglas en inglés).
Today the Biden Administration announced its intention for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put forth a proposed rule to set a maximum level of nicotine in cigarettes and certain tobacco products to an amount that would reduce addiction.
La Dra. Karen E. Knudsen, Directora Ejecutiva de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer y la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN), testificará hoy ante el Subcomité de Asignaciones Presupuestarias de la Cámara de Trabajo, Salud, Servicios Humanos y Educación, y agencias relacionadas, en apoyo de un mayor financiamiento federal para los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH), el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC).
Washington, D.C. – Today U.S.
DECLARACIÓN DE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (ACADEMIA ESTADOUNIDENSE DE PEDIATRÍA), LA RED DE ACCIÓN CONTRA EL CÁNCER DE LA SOCIEDAD AMERICANA DEL CÁNCER, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (ASOCIACIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE DEL CORAZÓN), AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION (ASOCIACIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE DEL PULMÓN), CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS (CAMPAÑA PARA NIÑOS LIBRES DE TABACO) TRUTH INITIATIVE (INICIATIVA DE LA VERDAD)
Eighty-seven organizations representing patients with chronic and acute health conditions, sent a letter to Congress today urging them to improve the diversity of enrollment in clinical trials as part of this year’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization.