Updates matching "Patient Quality of Life"

WASHINGTON, DC A growing number of states are enacting policy measures that promote the delivery of effective pain management, according to a report released today. Over almost a decade, states have made considerable progress in enacting policies that enhance access to pain care, including the use of pain medications,

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 23, 2013 Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) introduced legislation today that would improve the experience of cancer patients and their families by better coordinating their care and addressing the often debilitating symptoms of treatment.ξ The bill would put in place the building blocks

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 22, 2013 Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation yesterday that aims to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients undergoing care for serious illnesses such as cancer. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) strongly supports this

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 25, 2013 An American Cancer Society expert testified today at a meeting of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee on the potential danger to cancer patients of rescheduling certain pain medications. Rebecca Kirch, the Society 's director of quality of

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 9, 2012 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 states continue to struggle with budget shortfalls and legislative challenges, many

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 20, 2012 Two bills introduced yesterday in the U.S. Congress aim to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients undergoing care for serious illnesses such as cancer. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) strongly supports these legislative efforts to ensure that