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The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will host its 2017 Florida Policy Forum on Access to Care on Wednesday, October 25 th at Broward College. This premiere event will bring together leaders from the business, education, government and ... Miami Miller School of Medicine   Featuring Guest Speakers:   Makeda McLune Survivor and Advocate   Trivel McKire, MPH Florida Department of Health Broward County   Amy Christian Pfizer, Inc. Nialah Adams, MD, MS, CAQSM Broward Community and Family Health Centers, Inc   Johann Torres, MD Miami Beach Community Health Centers Heather Youmans American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network     ...

... the leading causes of death and disease in the U.S and the leading cause of death in Kansas. Not only does cancer take an enormous toll on the health of patients and survivors – it also has a tremendous financial impact. For patients and their families, the costs associated with direct cancer care are staggering. In 2014 cancer patients paid nearly $4 billion out-of-pocket for cancer treatments. Cancer also represents a significant proportion of total U.S. health care spending. Roughly $87.8 billion was spent in 2014 in the U.S. on cancer-related health care. These costs were paid by employers, ...

... an ambitious goal to achieve a 40% reduction in cancer mortality in the United States by 2035. To achieve this goal, we must fight to achieve health equity. Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible by removing obstacles to health care such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences. We will specifically focus on reducing colorectal cancer morbidity rates in Virginia ...

... 2023 Policy Forum Program Here. ACS CAN is hosting the annual Arkansas Policy Forum  a premiere event that educates leaders from the public health, business, education, medical, government and research communities, to recognize legislative champions and to advance the work of ACS CAN. ... to support ACS CAN and its advocacy work. ACS CAN’s 2023 Arkansas Policy Forum  will explore some of the emerging issues in access to cancer care and some of the hurdles Arkansas cancer patients face in receiving optimal care. Discussion topics will include biomarker testing, ... in research and care. The 2023 Arkansas Policy Forum  will convene diverse stakeholders in the community – patient advocates, payors, health systems, business leaders, and lawmakers – to engage in a roundtable discussion about just some of the emerging issues in cancer care and ...