Washington, D.C. – Following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), responding to reports that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning:
Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which would set the rules for health care plans in 2020.
A research team led by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have determined the most significant barriers to clinical trial participation. The study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) upends the notion that patient factors are the driving forces behind why most clinical trials don’t meet their enrollment targets.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released a report today titled, “Saving Women’s Lives: Accelerating Action to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Globally.”
Overall tobacco use among middle and high school students is on the rise driven largely by the overwhelming increase in youth e-cigarette use, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today.
Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers will tune into the president’s State of the Union address to see if the president will commit to strengthen the nation's health care system, support life-saving medical research and improve quality of life for patients.
WASHINGTON, DC – Youth e-cigarette use is a skyrocketing epidemic and needs a comprehensive public health response including strong regulatory and enforcement efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
ACS CAN Vice President for Federal Advocacy Keysha Brooks-Coley testified before the Hosue Ways and Means Committee at a hearing to examine the need to preserve and protect critical patient protections int he Affordable Care Act.
On Friday the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) along with nearly 60 other patient advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about how proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s six protected classes could hurt cancer patients’ time
Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing ways in which proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s six protected classes could jeopardize cancer patients’ timely access to drug therapies.