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Media Advisory: “Suits and Sneakers” Cancer Action Day Brings Advocates to Columbia
... a.m. and a news conference at 10:30. Reporters are welcome anytime, 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will ask their lawmakers to: Increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid , a lifeline for access to care that helps screen for, detect, treat and survive cancer. Allocate $5 million from a ... now, as studies show South Carolina high school students use e-cigarettes at more than double the national rate . Pass HB 3202 to require health insurance to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examination coverage without cost-sharing requirements. New statistics show nearly ...
Coastal Carolina Baseball Coach Helps Kick Cancer During Annual Suits & Sneakers Event
... South Carolina’s current tobacco tax of 57 cents ranks 45 th in the country and is more than a $1 below the national average. Annual health care costs in South Carolina directly related to smoking are estimated to be about $1.9 billion. If the state was to increase its tobacco tax by ... would generate about $266.6 million in revenue annually. “A tobacco tax increase would truly be a win-win solution for South Carolina – a health win that would reduce tobacco use and save lives as well as a financial win that would help the state’s budget,” said Beth Johnson, ...
Funding Approved for Two Critical SC Cancer-Fighting Programs
... Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, a grant funded program awarded to and administered by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). In 1995, DHEC entered a public/private partnership with the American Cancer Society for service ... In addition, the CCPN provides screening services for uninsured and medically underserved South Carolinian's thereby addressing barriers to care and reducing healthcare cost to our State. In 2016, the CCPN provided colorectal cancer screening to 582 uninsured individuals, which ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...
CDC Medical Director Shines Spotlight on Breast Cancer in South Carolina
... we can break the barrier to let groups who – because they don’t have insurance, because of where they may live – are not able to get the care that they need,” noted Dr. Miller on the state-funded breast and cervical cancer screening program. “Not everyone comes in to see the ... to find women where they are. We’re doing a lot to expand services and identify the women who are in disparate populations to help improve health equity to more women.” The Best Chance Network has continually been successful in bridging health gap in communities across the state, screening more than 14,000 women over the last year. From screening to diagnosis, the program functions ...