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Arizona Cancer Advocates Rally Lawmakers to Support Access to Care, Tobacco Control at ‘Cancer Action Day’
... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Advocates met with lawmakers and urged them to support policies that increase access to quality health care and prevent tobacco use. According to the American Cancer Society , in 2025, more than 42,000 Arizona residents will be newly diagnosed with ... cancers (lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate), but more likely to develop cancer in the liver, stomach, and cervix. “Access to quality health care and enacting proven tobacco control policies are two ways we can lessen the burden of this disease,” said Brian Hummell, ACS CAN ...
Arizona Lawmakers Come Together to Fight Cancer
... burden for Arizonans,” said Montenegro. “Each member has been affected by cancer in one way or another and knows this disease doesn’t care about your race, gender, or which political party you belong to. It’s important we act now to ensure Arizonans have access to care and early detection, when they need it the most.” The caucus plans to meet frequently to discuss cancer’s effect on the state’s rural, ... and Native American populations, as well as expanding access to care and early detection through the state’s Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. “As more Arizonans continue to be diagnosed with cancer, it’s important we recognize the positive impact ...