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"If it is good enough for a Member of Congress..."

It has long been suggested that the American public should have access to the same health coverage as Members of Congress. So, ACS CAN decided to look at what Members get and see just how good it would be for someone who gets ... out-of-pocket limit in this plan is Š—“hardŠ— meaning patient costs above the limit are fully covered for in-network and out-of-network care. For example, a woman with stage II breast cancer would have out-of-pocket costs of between $10,000-$13,000 (depending on how many services ...

2020 Oregon Legislative Priorities

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Oregonians touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ...

ACS CAN RI Research Breakfast: Event highlights importance of cancer research

... story of survival was just one of many shared at the  Cancer Research Breakfast  in Providence Friday morning. Patients, physicians and public health advocates attended the fifth annual breakfast hosted by the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network . The event was a forum for all ... protocols instead of according to pediatric protocols," Renaud said. Research also helped Renaud find the then 19-year-old the right kind of care team. "Most importantly, got him surgery by a medical surgical oncologist who has experience in the kind of somewhat uncommon surgery that he ...

Legislative Action Needed to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing, ‘Game-Changer’ in Fight Against Cancer

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

Statement on Death of Former U.S. Representative Nita Lowey

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

Legal Agreement Moves Tobacco Companies Closer to Finally Telling the Truth to the American People

WASHINGTON, DC As the nation marks the 50 th anniversary of the first Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking and Health, the major cigarette companies are nearing the day when they must finally come clean to the American people and end decades of deception ... the companies deliberately deceived the American public. The five corrective statements will address the companies ' deceptions regarding 1) the health effects of smoking; 2) the addictiveness of smoking and nicotine; 3) the false advertising of low-tar and light cigarettes as less harmful ... staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system.ξ Defendants have known many of these facts for at least 50 years or more.ξ Despite that knowledge, they have consistently, ...

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 ...

ACS CAN Provides Written Testimony Regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

... the American Cancer Society. Our mission is to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. With that objective in mind, we appreciate the opportunity to comment on Governor Murphy’s proposed budget as viewed “through ... 3 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer patients have long faced significant barriers to accessing care. Covid-19 has magnified these barriers, with 46% of cancer patients and survivors reporting a change in their ability to pay for care due to the pandemic, and 79% experiencing delays in active treatment. The pandemic has also shone a spotlight on health disparities across populations. Individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be uninsured, increasing the ...

American Cancer Society Expert and Volunteer Testify On Increased Need for Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

... at a localized stage, the 5-year survival rate for cervical cancer is 92%. Treating cancer after it metastasizes or providing end-of-life care is extremely costly.  For example, treating a precancerous lesion found in an abnormal Pap smear costs between $1,000 and $3,000.  If the ... populations suffering from a disproportionate burden of cancer and other chronic diseases.  There is substantial evidence that lack of adequate health insurance coverage is associated with less access to care and poorer outcomes for many patients.  National surveys show that the uninsured ... He has also previously served as a member of the Society’s Prostate Cancer Committee, co-chaired the Surgeon General’s Task Force on Cancer Health Disparities, and served in a variety of capacities at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), most recently serving as director of the Office ...

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Hears Case for Continued Federal Funding of Cancer Research

... Obama's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal included cuts for research funding at the National Cancer Institute, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and for prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congress is now considering a budget resolution to ... said Chris Hansen, president, ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. Any funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health will jeopardize the innovative research at local cancer centers that has resulted in the dramatic progress we have seen during the past 40 ... researchers collected data from more than a million mammograms of New Hampshire women. Ultimately, the results will help identify what kind of care is best for women with breast cancer. At Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center, 125 scientists hold more than $65 million in federal ...

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