Updates matching "Cancer Prevention"

Ionia Sentinel-Standard April 27, 2018 LANSING — The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) honored Portland resident Beth Trierweiler with its Advocacy Volunteer of the Year award recently in Lansing. “Beth serves a key role within ACS CAN with great passion and commitment,” said

ABC News 12 LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - (04/25/18) - A group of health care advocates are trying to align Michigan's policies with more than 43 other states. Those other states provide equal health insurance coverage of chemotherapy, whether it's taken by needle or

“We are going to keep going and keep pushing until as few people as possible ever have to hear the words, ‘you have colorectal cancer.’” Dr. Richard Wender, the chief cancer control officer at the American Cancer Society, made this declaration at an event held on Capitol Hill in March

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Amber Herting American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 E-mail: Amber.Herting@cancer.org ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters CONCORD – February 15, 2018 – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued his annual State of the State

DATE: February 27, 2018 Increase funding for tobacco control programs to $21 million. Prohibit the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21. Protect state funding for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program. LOCATION: Lowe House Office Building 6 Bladen Street Room 142 Annapolis,

Virtually all cases of cervical cancer can be prevented or treated with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and early detection screenings. Yet, an estimated 266,000 women worldwide still die from cervical cancer every year. Women living in developing countries are hit particularly hard, with about 87% of deaths from cervical