Updates matching "Patient Quality of Life"

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 15, 2014 More than 600 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district are on Capitol Hill this week to ask their members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 25, 2014 Following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on the Drug Enforcement Administration 's (DEA) move to restrict access to hydrocodone combination products. ACS CAN submitted comments to the DEA earlier this year in opposition to the proposed move.

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 21, 2014 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

The report, Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card (CY 2013)ξ shows the extent that state policies can support pain management and patient care.

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 28, 2014 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today in opposition to the agency 's proposal to restrict access to hydrocodone combination products (HCPs). Changing the classification of these pain medications would increase controls over the