Prevention in Action: Multi-cancer early detection coverage bill, Rep. Raskin video and American Rescue Plan Act
Welcome back to your bi-weekly advocacy update! The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s advocacy newsletter (formerly “Power.Progress.Prevention”) is now called “Prevention in Action”—a name that embodies the…
Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks out on colorectal cancer screening guidelines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org Alexandria, VA—Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), in partnership with the Prevent Cancer Foundation, is sharing his personal…
Prevent Cancer Foundation leads more than 300 organizations in support of the Medicare Multi-Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2021
Media Contact Lisa Berry Edwards Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® and more than 300 organizations from all 50 states applaud Representative Terri…
Lung cancer screening eligibility expanded by USPSTF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org Alexandria, VA—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today released new guidelines on lung cancer screening….
Congress on young-onset colorectal cancer
Twenty members of Congress joined with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services…
Prevent Cancer Foundation supports House and Senate bills on multi-cancer early detection
Screening for certain cancers (breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate) is essential to our efforts to reduce cancer deaths. At Prevent Cancer Foundation®, we’re focused…
Prevent Cancer Foundation applauds the introduction of the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
For Immediate Release December 3, 2020 Media Contact Lisa Berry Edwards Lisa.Berry@preventcancer.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® applauds congressional leaders for the introduction…
USPSTF changes recommended age for colorectal cancer screening to 45
UPDATE: May 18, 2021 | These draft guidelines were finalized by the USPSTF in May 2021. The U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) released a new…
Power. Progress. Prevention. October 23, 2020
CMS approves Nebraska Medicaid expansion waiver On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver from Nebraska to provide additional benefits…
The Prevent Cancer Foundation announces 2020-2021 young adult advisory committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org Alexandria, VA— The Prevent Cancer Foundation welcomes 16 young adults to the preventGEN committee to increase awareness…
