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Lawmakers Should Take Critical Step for Cancer Treatment in Tennessee in 2025
... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges them to prioritize legislation which would allow more Tennesseans to access biomarker testing, an increasingly important part of cancer care. In the case of a cancer diagnosis, biomarker testing allows doctors to precisely target a specific cancer, saving some patients from more generalized treatments like chemo and ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer
... is asking the legislature to prioritize access to care for cancer patients through the expansion of telehealth services and increased access to biomarker testing. Telehealth is critical because it provides cancer patients and survivors with a convenient means of accessing some cancer care and primary ... ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time,’ precision medicine plays a critical role in improving cancer outcomes, and biomarker testing is an essential step to precision medicine. Legislative action on these pieces of legislation would improve access to care for ...