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Asian American & Pacific Islander Volunteer Caucus Press Releases

May 7, 2024

Hawaii Cancer Advocates Celebrate Passage of Biomarker Testing Resolution

Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the Hawaii State Legislature for the passage of HCR 53 during the 2024 legislative session. The resolution moves Hawaii one step closer to advancing legislation to expand access to the testing needed to connect cancer patients and those battling other diseases to precision treatments through biomarker testing. 

March 26, 2024

Hawaii Cancer Survivors, Patients Rally at State Capitol in Effort to Reduce Health Disparities

 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from across Hawaii met with their legislators at the Hawaii State Capitol Thursday to urge them to support HB1301. If enacted, the policy would enable funding for a multiethnic cohort study by the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in the Hawaii Pacific region.