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Guest Post: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
... Colorectal cancer screening has also been proven to be highly cost-effective. An important provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act makes a number of proven preventive services, including colonoscopy screenings, available at no cost to Medicare beneficiaries. However, ... not getting screened for colorectal cancer, we should be doing everything possible to eliminate these barriers and increase utilization of this health-preserving and life-saving technology. Fortunately there may soon be a solution to this vexing problem. The
Removing Barriers to ... the Ohio State University and the Wright State University School of Medicine, Dr. Brooks practiced primary care internal medicine in community health centers, initially in Ohio and later in his current hometown of Dallas, TX. Prior to joining the ACS he was awarded a Commonwealth ...
Give the Gift of Screening This Mother's Day
... to more than 4.8 million women, detecting nearly 70,000 breast cancers and over 3,700 cervical cancers and saving thousands of lives. While the health care law continues to improve access to health care coverage, including early detection and treatment services for Americans, there are still millions of women that depend on the NBCCEDP ...
Cancer Prevention in your Community
... risk factors. Many do not realize that the CDC’s work is broad, and impacts us all. The CDC, working in partnership with state and local health departments, public health organizations, and state and community leaders, has a tremendous impact on our nation’s ability to build healthier communities and prevent and control cancer. That’s why ACS CAN brought together cancer advocates, health care professionals, congressional staff and patients last week on Capitol Hill to address the critical need to preserve funding for the CDC’s ...
Smoke-Free Law Anniversaries Mark the New Year
... across the state. Although the law has faced its fair share of challenges, it continues to hold strong as model state legislation to protect the health of patrons and workers. Tobacco companies claim smoke-free laws are bad for business, but the research consistently proves them wrong. Many ... and actually save businesses money. For example, one year after New York City's smoke-free law took effect, the New York State Department of Health found that the city's businesses saved more than $500 million each year in tobacco-related health care costs. So in addition to taking a moment to commemorate California and Illinois for their efforts to fight back against the dangers of ...
President Obama Proposes Tobacco Tax Increase
... impact of the tax won't diminish when prices inevitably rise. If passed, an increase of 94 cents per pack will have a dramatic impact on public health by preventing disease and premature death and reducing health care costs associated with tobacco use. How? A higher price will encourage smokers to quit and discourage teens from ever starting the deadly ...
Take a Sneak Peek at our Second-Ever National TV Ad
... to make cancer a national priority by protecting federal funding for cancer research, prevention and early detection and improved access to health care. Take a Sneak Peek at our Second-Ever National TV Ad ...
Racial Injustice and a Commitment to Be Part of the Solution
... that ACS CAN continues to actively engage in conversations that are critical to addressing the issues of racial injustice that have driven health inequality in this country. We cannot shy away from tough conversations - not when lives are at stake. Systemic racism is a public health issue and our only hope for addressing the cancer burden in a just and equitable way is to fight for public policy solutions that aim at the root causes that undermine access to care for communities of color. We must stand together and partner with individuals and organizations that have been on the front lines fighting for ...
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month We're Celebrating
This past Tuesday, I had the privilege of participating in an incredible event at a local breast care center here in Washington, D.C to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and emphasize the importance of the National Breast and Cervical ... to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin and I were joined by a powerful group of cancer fighters including Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius , Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz (FL-20). Also participating were ... get a mammogram. Stacey, who recently lost her sister to breast cancer and whose grandmother lost her fight with the disease, doesn't have health insurance. The federal program is her lifeline to cancer screening tests that may end up saving her life. I was struck by how courageously ...
Twenty Years of Broken Promises in the Fight Against Tobacco
... reached a landmark legal settlement that required major tobacco companies to pay states more than $246 billion over time as compensation for the health costs related to the suffering, death and disease caused by their dangerous products. Each year, ACS CAN and public health partners track state spending of the settlement revenue, as well as other tobacco revenue states bring in from taxes, in the Broken Promises ... prevention and cessation programs that are proven to reduce tobacco rates and save lives, not to mention save money through reduced health care costs. State legislatures have a responsibility to make curbing tobacco use a priority, and it’s time for lawmakers to step up and keep ...
Guest Post: It's Not Harder Than Cancer: A Survivor's Perspective on Healthy Eating and Active Living
... the leading risk factors for cancer. There is also growing evidence that a healthy weight, good nutrition and regular physical activity improve health outcomes and quality of life for those undergoing cancer treatment, and reduce the risk of recurrence for cancer survivors. ACS CAN ... policies that promote healthy eating and active living. On Dec. 10, ACS CAN, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) hosted a policy seminar on nutrition and physical activity interventions for cancer survivors. ... wife and I can buy healthy and nutritious food. Many cancer survivors don't have the same level of support. Inequities exist in access to health care and health information, sidewalks, parks, grocery stores and farmers markets. Disparities in cancer diagnosis, mortality and survivorship ...