Updates matching "Colorectal Cancer"

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 1, 2016 President Obama today issued a proclamation naming March National Colorectal Awareness Month. The presidential proclamation notes the importance of supporting both survivors and those at risk of being diagnosed with the disease. A statement from ACS CAN President Chris Hansen follows: The president 's proclamation

The American Cancer Society and advocacy affiliate, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), sent a joint comment letter to the United States Preventive Services Task Force today on its draft Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline recommendations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 28, 2015 More than 750 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. Aug. 6, 2015 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 3, 2015 Bipartisan legislation introduced today in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives would help ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries trying to access lifesaving colorectal cancer screenings. The äóÖRemoving Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, ' (S. 624/H.R. 1220) would eliminate

WASHINGTON, DC Feb 2, 2015 The president 's fiscal year 2016 budget sets an ambitious course for the national effort to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The proposed three percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would

The American Cancer Society announced today that Rosemarie Rosie Henson, senior advisor to the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will join the Society as senior vice president for prevention and early detection, effective January 2015.