Dave Lew named ACS chief marketing officer

ACS CAN says Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule is important step in reducing devastating impact of medical debt

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a proposed rule to lessen the impact of medical debt on an individual’s credit. If finalized as is, the rule would remove all medical debt from credit reports and prohibit creditors from using medical debt to judge peoples’ credit worthiness or credit score.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Clinical Roundup

Fewer than 20% of U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening comply with USPSTF guideline

Fewer than one in five eligible individuals in the United States are up-to-date with recommended lung cancer screening, according to a study led by American Cancer Society researchers.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Clinical Roundup

Cost-of-care discussions rarely documented for patients with advanced cancer

A large population-based pilot study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society and NCI shows cost discussions were infrequently documented in medical records of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma, which may hinder identifying patient financial needs and tracking outcomes of associated referrals.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

ACS, ASCO combine online patient information services

The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have combined their cancer information resources, which will be available at no cost to the public on cancer.org. The collaboration, which combines the two organizations’ sites—ACS’s cancer.org and ASCO’s cancer.net—was announced at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago May 1. Cancer.org is now...

Refocusing cancer R&D for greater impact: Addressing gaps in disparities and access

While cutting-edge therapies grace headlines, the impact of breakthrough research remains limited due to patient access, affordability, and adherence.

LGBTQ+ cancer report reveals unique stressors, discrimination likely to increase cancer risk

The American Cancer Society has published a first-of-its-kind study, “Cancer in People who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Gender-nonconforming (LGBTQ+)”.

May 31, 2024

Vol.50 No.22

Dave Lew named ACS chief marketing officer

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