Updates matching "Colorectal Cancer"

WASHINGTON, DC More than 30 colon and rectal cancer advocates and survivors are on Capitol Hill today calling for members of Congress to support legislation to ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries trying to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. They are joined by U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 10, 2014 Following is a statement from John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the departure of Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H., assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department

WASHINGTON May 16, 2014 Critical legislation introduced last night in the U.S. Senate would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries trying to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. A companion bill to U.S. Representative Charlie Dent 's (R-PA) House legislation (H.R. 1070), the äóÖRemoving Barriers to Colorectal

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2013 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a

WASHINGTON April 10, 2013 Families affected by cancer applaud President Obama for proposing an FY 2014 budget that would significantly reduce the impact of tobacco, a leading cause of cancer and preventable death, and commit to restoring the federal investment in medical research, the key to advancing progress against a

WASHINGTON March 13, 2013 Critical legislation introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. The äóÖRemoving Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012 ' (H.R. 1070), sponsored by U.S. Representative Charlie Dent