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Cancer Survivors to Rosen: Make Cancer an Election Issue

... in Henderson. More than a dozen volunteers from both organizations called on Rosen to state her commitments to fighting cancer and prioritizing health care policies. An estimated 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. The disease will kill more than 1,600 each day. More than ... candidates in the Nevada U.S. Senate race and asked them to pledge to support cancer research funding, ensuring access to affordable, quality health coverage and ensuring access to cancer prevention services. ACS CAN is strictly nonpartisan and does not endorse, oppose, or contribute to ...

Nevada Cancer Advocates Host Virtual Cancer Action Week to Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Tobacco Prevention

... need to improve cancer prevention and early detection, provide quality treatment, increase access to lifesaving research, and promote access to care and advance health equity in the fight against cancer. The proclamation honors Jet Mitchell, an ACS CAN Nevada cancer advocate who passed away in September ... Jon Castagnino, Las Vegas resident and state lead ambassador for ACS CAN in Nevada. "If we’re going to eliminate cancer as a major health threat, we must ensure that public health policies such as maintaining funding for tobacco prevention and cessation efforts are top of ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Nevada

... and partners are working together to make sure more Nevadans can benefit from this important testing.   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, ... that have been excluded, including communities of color, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, rural communities, and those receiving care in non-academic medical centers are less likely to receive biomarker testing. Improving coverage for and access to biomarker testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. Without action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing, advances in precision medicine could increase existing ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Nevada

... their story about access to biomarker testing. Video of additional_patient_stories_biomarkers   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, ... that have been excluded, including communities of color, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, rural communities, and those receiving care in non-academic medical centers are less likely to receive biomarker testing. Improving coverage for and access to biomarker testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. Without action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing, advances in precision medicine could increase existing ...

ACS CAN Nevada Roundtable on Breast Cancer to Spotlight

... Nevada is funding breast and cervical screenings for low-income women to the tune of $500,000 over the next two years through the Women’s Health Connection. Nevada was one of only two states in the country that has shown up “black” in ACS CAN’s annual How Do You Measure Up? ... to increase chances of survival when detected,” ACS CAN Nevada Government Relations Director Tom McCoy. “The screenings save lives and health care costs by catching breast and cervical cancer in its early stages when it can be more successfully treated.” The Nevada Roundtable on Breast ...

Cancer Advocates Applaud Gov. Sisolak for Signing Critically Important Bill into Law that Addresses Youth E-cigarette Epidemic

... youth . “Taxing tobacco products is a proven way to decrease tobacco use and we know this tax will help/ed make a big difference in the public health epidemic now facing middle and high schools in Nevada. Raising the price of tobacco products reduces consumption while generating revenue ... Julia Ratti successfully convinced her fellow lawmakers to act to protect Nevada’s youth from tobacco addiction, saving lives and long-term health care costs, and we applaud Gov. Sisolak for signing the legislation into law.”     0 Cancer Advocates Applaud Gov. Sisolak for Signing ...

Nevada Makes Progress Enacting Cancer-Fighting Legislation But Falls Short in Other Policy Areas

... treatment.”   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, cessation ... year’s How Do You Measure Up? report.   “Raising the sales age to tobacco is the next step in helping Nevada get a handle on this public health crisis,” said McCoy.  “Effective legislation to raise the minimum age of sale to 21 should cover all tobacco products, provide public ...

Legislation to Address Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Meets with Victory!

... “Taxing tobacco products is a proven way to decrease tobacco use and we know this tax will help/ed make a big difference in the public health epidemic now facing middle and high schools in Nevada. Raising the price of tobacco products reduces consumption while generating revenue ... sponsor Sen. Julia Ratti successfully convinced her fellow lawmakers to act to protect Nevada’s youth from tobacco addiction, saving long-term health care costs as well. We thank the Nevada Legislature for passing SB 263 and urge Gov. Sisolak to sign it into law as swiftly as possible.”  About ...

Cancer Advocates Held Day of Action at Capitol on Friday, Urging Lawmakers to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21

... all cancer-related deaths.   Progress to keep kids off tobacco is slipping at a frightening pace, causing parents, school officials and public health leaders to become concerned. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data  confirming our worst fears. ... the tobacco sale age to 21 and increasing the price of e-cigarettes will help reduce use. “We all pay the price for tobacco’s toll on public health. In fact, tobacco use costs Nevada taxpayers more than $1 billion in health care costs every year. Raising the legal sales age will save money and lives,” said ACS CAN Nevada Government Relations Director Tom McCoy. ...

Local Las Vegas Cancer Advocate is in Nation’s Capital to Urge Federal Lawmakers to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... Jasperson and her fellow volunteers are asking their Members of Congress to:   Increase funding for research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $2.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2020 All of us have been touched by cancer – whether it’s a friend, family or ourselves directly. ... products and helping to prevent youth use, Members of Congress have the opportunity to reduce future cancer diagnoses.   Support the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) From the very moment a person hears the words “you have cancer,” they deal with the ... side effects, and they face the potential of lingering physical symptoms during survivorship. ACS CAN is leading an effort to make palliative care more easily available to people who need it, by supporting PCHETA, a bipartisan bill that focuses on palliative care research, workforce ...

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