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... reducing the cancer burden nationwide through sustained investment in accelerated research at the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H) and increased investment in cancer prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   The budget also included ... Moonshot Program through FY26 by providing $2.9 billion in mandatory funding for over two years and increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI). The proposal would increase the CDC Cancer Programs by $90 million over FY23, including a $45 ... by the federal government must be prioritized to ensure progress to achieve the Moonshot goals continues.  On access to affordable, quality care...  “Equitable access to affordable, comprehensive care is imperative to truly realize the potential of the advances we have made and will ...

... working, Gail and her family struggled financially. Gail's parents later separated, forcing Gail's mother and her kids to turn to Medicaid for health coverage. Gail's mother was always careful to remind her children that Medicaid was a temporary remedy, not a permanent solution. After her mother's death, Gail was inspired to find a good job that would give her health benefits. She found such a post in an advertising and trade show company in New York. After the attacks of 9/11, the New York trade show ... in her breast. Gail knew that she needed immediate medical attention, thanks to her previous experience in the mammography division of a health care facility. But she had to get insurance first. After a couple months of job hunting, Gail was hired by a company that promised health insurance ...

... time to be cutting this life-saving program,” said Sherman. “Detecting cancer at its earlier, more treatable stage can save lives as well as health care dollars, and CSP funds are critical to achieving this goal.” The CSP provides the opportunity for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings to hundreds of thousands of low income women and men who do not have health insurance, or who have health insurance that does not cover the cost of these cancer screenings.  ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the ...

... Network (ACS CAN) will host its seventh annual Texas Cancer Policy Forum series this fall, uniting key leaders and decision makers in business, health care, and government to consider the evolving needs of Texans accessing and affording equitable cancer care. Texas institutions are generating exciting new life-saving therapies and making advances in the fight against cancer, with significant ...