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Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in North Carolina
Welcome! Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more North Carolinians can benefit from this important testing. Video of ethans_biomarker_story What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ ...
Media Advisory: Advocates to Urge State Lawmakers to Pass Biomarker Testing Bill at Annual Cancer Action Day
... travel to the General Assembly on Wednesday, April 16, to meet with lawmakers and ask for their support of House Bill 567 to increase access to biomarker testing. When someone faces a cancer diagnosis, biomarker testing may help their doctors determine the right therapy or treatment. It can save patients from enduring treatments that may not work, ...
Lawmakers Take Critical Step to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment in North Carolina
... in efforts to reduce the cancer burden by introducing House Bill 567 . If passed, the legislation would allow more North Carolinians to access biomarker testing, which has become an increasingly important part of cancer care. Patients who are diagnosed with certain types of cancer can receive biomarker testing to help providers determine the most effective form of treatment. It can save patients from starting treatments that may not end ...
2024 North Carolina Policy Forum
Join us for an important conversation on The Future of Cancer Care: Biomarker Testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a person's own genes or proteins to better diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine which includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and ...
2025 North Carolina Cancer Action Day Resource Page
... and confident going into the event. This year we are supporting cancer patients by asking our lawmakers to support expanding access to biomarker testing in North Carolina. Photo of NC General Assembly Legislative Building Date: Wednesday, April 16 Time: 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM EST ... Required for all attendees to either attend live or view the recording Presentation/Slides Pre-event Training Recording Video explaining biomarker testing Handouts in Lawmaker and Volunteer Packets Volunteer Packet NC Biomaker Factsheet Health Equity and Biomarker Testing ...
Advocates to Gather at General Assembly for Cancer Action Day
... be available for interviews. The volunteers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will talk with lawmakers about biomarker testing coverage, which is a routine test performed after a cancer diagnosis that allows physicians to match patients with the most effective ... to disparities. “It changed my life to be told I had cancer at only 23 years old,” said volunteer Ethan Davis , who benefited from biomarker testing and will be available for interviews. “I went from being a healthy young adult to having brain surgery days later. Biomarker ...
2023 North Carolina Policy Forum
... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host the annual Policy Forum at the SAS Executive Briefing Center in Cary, NC. This year's focus will be biomarker testing and the critical role it plays in helping ensure patients receive the most effective treatment in a timely manner. Research, innovation, and public policy changes around biomarker testing have the potential to completely change the future of cancer care. Our event will bring together clinicians, advocates, and ...
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