Action Alerts

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Federal Alerts

Act Now - Urge Congress to Improve Comprehensive Cancer Care

Reps. Lois Capps and Charles Boustany and Sen. Mary Landrieu have introduced the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (H.R. 1844 and S. 1773). The bills seek to coordinate active treatment and ensure a smooth transition from that treatment to survivorship care and follow-up by establishing a new Medicare service for cancer care planning, and authorizing model programs for delivery of coordinated cancer care, including initiatives targeting the medically underserved. Please, urge your elected officials to support the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act now! (View full details)

Act Now – Urge Your Representative to Co-Sponsor Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Legislation

Improvements in long-term survival rates for pediatric cancer patients present some new challenges for patients, including a greater risk of secondary cancers, limited access to follow-up care, and cognitive or psychosocial problems. Reps. Jackie Speier and Mary Bono Mack have introduced the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act (H.R. 2109) that would provide resources to fund research and survivorship programs that would dramatically improve the quality of life for all cancer survivors. Please urge your representative to co-sponsor this important legislation now. (View full details)

Act Now – Urge Your Representative to Join the Pediatric Cancer Caucus

Reps. Joseph Sestak (D-PA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) have announced the formation of a bipartisan Pediatric Cancer Caucus to provide a voice for children in this country who are suffering from cancer. The Caucus is still being formed and looking for members. If you would like your representative to be a champion of childhood cancer causes, please invite them to join the Pediatric Cancer Caucus.

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Act Now! - Urge Your Representative to Support Cancer Patient Treatment Education

Reps. Steve Israel and Patrick Tiberi have introduced the Assuring and Improving Cancer Treatment Education and Cancer Symptom Management Act of 2009 (H.R. 1927). This bill would provide physician practices with Medicare reimbursement for cancer patient treatment education, waive Medicare coinsurance requirements for patients using these services and call to expand research into cancer symptom management. Please, take a moment to contact your representative and ask him or her to co-sponsor H.R. 1927 now! (View full details)

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