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Kentucky Cancer Policy Forum: Cancer Disparities & COVID-19
... have a higher cancer death rate than other Kentuckians, and COVID-19’s impact – from loss of insurance coverage to delayed preventative care – could widen those disparities across the state. Join ACS CAN for a wide-ranging discussion about the necessary steps the oncology community – and the public health community broadly – must take to address the inequities in cancer care and outcomes. Panel Discussion: “Kentucky Cancer Policy Forum: Cancer Disparities & COVID-19”: Dr. Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, Medical ...
Local Cancer Advocate Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... Sen. McConnell’s staff to discuss the need to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She asked them to support increasing the diversity of participants in clinical trials by ensuring that clinical trial sponsors can ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to stand ...