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2024 Oregon Cancer Action Day
... to reduce the burden of cancer in our community. This year, we are prioritizing the issues lawmakers skipped in 2024: flavored tobacco, and biomarker testing. We will meet with our lawmakers to insist that the next time they step into the Capitol, they must prioritize ending the sale of flavored tobacco products and pass comprehensive biomarker testing legislation. You can learn more about our effort to end the sale of flavored tobacco at www.flavorshookoregonkids.org You can ...
2025 ACS CAN Washington Cancer Action Day
... volunteers from across our state in the fight for legislative solutions to prevent and treat cancer. This year our focus will return to biomarker testing coverage for all Washingtonians. Learn more about biomarker testing and why it's so important in the fight against cancer at our webpage here. This legislative priority will contribute to ...
ACS CAN Washington & American Heart Association Cancer Action Day
... our focus will return to tobacco control and cancer research funding. We will also be focusing on two new groundbreaking issues, coverage for biomarker testing for cancer patients and access to fertility preservation. These legislative priorities will contribute to reducing health equity gaps ...
Hawaii Cancer Survivors, Patients Rally at State Capitol in Effort to Reduce Health Disparities
... deserves an equal opportunity to live a healthy life.” Advocates also urged legislators to support measures to increase access to biomarker testing coverage (HCR53 and SCR159), as well as fertility preservation (HB 1624). The group also asked lawmakers to support tobacco prevention and ...
Governor Hochul to Receive Policy Wish List During Santa’s Visit to State Capitol
... by fully funding the NYS Cancer Services Program Ensure that every patient who needs it has access to precision medicine by improving access to biomarker testing WHY : As children across New York prepare and post their Christmas wish lists, Santa Clause is stepping away from the North Pole and ...
Virtual Policy Forum to Highlight the Role of Research in Equitable Access to High-Quality Cancer Care in California
... all levels of government that reduce disparities in cancer care. Among these are Senate Bill 912, a legislation that would ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans – including Medi-Cal; and the California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987), which would ensure ...
American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Statement: White House’s Cancer Moonshot National Cancer Plan
... such as the Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and accelerate access to innovation through reimbursement strategies ( e.g. biomarker testing). No Untreatable Cancers: Investment in fundamental science produces effective new approaches to precision cancer treatment, particularly ...
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