“Patients with cancer should not have to fight paperwork to get the care they need at a time they need it most.” ASCO member Dr. Chancellor Donald weighs in on how Medicaid work reqs could disrupt lifesaving care in Louisiana. Read more: https://bit.ly/4lBpG4i
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ASCO has released a new position statement on the future of Medicaid under H.R. 1. Our recommendations focus on preserving the oncology safety net and ensuring patients have uninterrupted access to life-saving cancer care.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rLbc4g
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Our current cycle of funding uncertainty puts decades of progress at risk & will cost researchers & patients alike.
We thank the House for passing the FY26 LHHS funding bill & urge the Senate to follow suit: brnw.ch/21wZkOT
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Stable federal funding is about more than discovering future innovations. Uncertainty is driving delays in clinical trials that mean patients are left waiting for the potential breakthrough they desperately need.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZfk4
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Unpredictable federal funding is accelerating a cancer “brain drain,” pushing top American talent to international competitors.
Congress must provide sustained funding to support the next gen of research innovators: brnw.ch/21wZ1G3
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For nearly 50 years, robust federal commitment to cancer research has saved countless lives. We can’t stop now.
Congress must pass a budget that ensures predictable funding to secure the next American cancer breakthroughs: brnw.ch/21wYRO3
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In the 1980s, fed funded researchers uncovered HER2’s role in aggressive breast cancer & transformed treatment: today >85% of women w/ HER2+ #bcsm survive 5+ years.
Tell Congress to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wYAxV
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2026 state legislative sessions in 46 states & Washington, D.C. begin in January. #ASCOAdvocacy is ready to defend Medicaid access and advance policies to reform prior auth, ban mandatory white bagging, expand fertility preservation coverage, & more.
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Since 1970s, 5-year survival rate for non-small cell lung cancer has more than doubled, thanks to therapies developed in large part through federally funded research.
Tell your lawmakers to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wYp8e
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NCI’s work mapping genetic alterations paved the way for precision therapies that attack cancer based on its genetic signature and save lives.
Tell your lawmakers to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wYcX3
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Our CMO @jrgralow.bsky.social discussed the importance of insurance coverage of fertility preservation for cancer patients with @cancerletter.com.
Access the article brnw.ch/21wYbvF and see ASCO's updated guidelines: brnw.ch/21wYbvG
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The 5-year survival rate for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has risen from 22% in 1970s to over 70% today, thanks to NCI-led research.
Tell your lawmakers to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wY0BZ
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Read our initial assessment of the 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payment & Ambulatory Surgical Center final rule.
It finalizes updates to hospital payment rates, site-neutral payments, and the inpatient only list: brnw.ch/21wXQZl
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In 1991, US cancer death rates hit an all-time high. Advances in early detection & treatment helped bring mortality rates down, averting 4.5 million deaths.
Tell your lawmakers to support cancer research funding: brnw.ch/21wXB3j
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🚨#Telehealth is another #shutdown casualty. Most #telehealth visits have stopped, as of Oct 1. Join me and contact your lawmakers (in just one click, thanks to @ASCO #ASCOAdvocacy) to support HR4206/S1261 CONNECT for Health Act of 2025. asco.quorum.us/campaign/55362
U.S. #drugshortages—including critical #cancer txs—remain near the record high. Join #ASCOAdvocacy and the Drug Shortage Task Force for a webinar tomorrow (Oct. 15) on strengthening pharmaceutical security to improve national security: events.usp.
What does the gov't shutdown mean for ASCO members and their patients? Read our #ASCOAdvocacy update covering telehealth, Medicare payments, clinical trials & more: brnw.ch/21wWgRL
50 years ago, colorectal cancer was often found too late. Thanks to federally funded research & common screening tools (colonoscopies/stool tests), we've slashed mortality rates by 50%.
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wW5AL
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Advances in immunotherapy have led to a 5x increase in 5-year survival rates for metastatic melanoma. This incredible progress was driven in part by federally funded research. We can’t go back.
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wVZ8G
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There are 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S. That’s 6x more than there were 50 years ago, thanks to decades of progress driven in large part by federally funded research. We can’t go back.
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wVV2D
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For decades, chemotherapy & radiation meant weeks in hospital enduring harsh side effects. Today's treatments, developed from fed funded research, offer better outcomes & quality of life. We can’t go back.
Take action: brnw.ch/21wVLXR
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There are 18 million US cancer survivors today, a 5x increase since 1971. Federal research funding has delivered for Americans in the form of extended lives & healthier futures. #ASCOAdvocacy #SaveResearchStopCancer
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wVzeC
Investing in research today prevents suffering tomorrow & ensures our national scientific standing. We cannot turn away from millions counting on American ingenuity to live healthier lives. #ASCOAdvocacy #SaveResearchStopCancer
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wVvP3
Federal funding cuts jeopardize America's leadership in cancer innovation. Cuts slow progress, cost future discoveries, increase dependence on foreign treatments, & gamble with health of all. #ASCOAdvocacy #SaveResearchStopCancer
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wVrkG
50 years ago, surviving cancer was a rarity. Federally funded research changed that for millions of Americans. But progress is now at risk. Unstable funding threatens to halt future breakthroughs #SaveResearchStopCancer #ASCOAdvocacy
Take action with us: brnw.ch/21wVh17
America’s legacy of advances in cancer, powered by fed research funding, transformed care & saved countless lives. Our legacy is a light of hope for patients & families. We must not abandon it. #SaveResearchStopCancer #ASCOAdvocacy
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Medicare #telehealth flexibilities will end Sept. 30 unless Congress acts. These flexibilities are important for pts w #cancer who need uninterrupted access to care.
Join #ASCOAdvocacy in urging lawmakers to permanently extend them: brnw.ch/21wV2oM
Thank you @fumikochino.bsky.social for sharing your story & inspiring your patients & fellow ASCO members.
Federal research is paramount to stopping cancer.
Urge your lawmakers to support FY26 funding for NIH and NCI. #ASCOAdvocacy
Act now: brnw.ch/21wUIxN
#ASCOAdvocacy applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee's bipartisan vote yesterday to increase funding for NIH and NCI. Now, we need the full Senate & House to follow suit.
Urge your lawmakers to support this funding. Act now: brnw.ch/21wUvvx
#ASCOAdvocacy & the American Medical Association released an issue brief on mandatory white bagging & welcome opportunities to partner w/ state societies on this issue. 12 states have passed legislation banning mandatory white & brown bagging & we hope to see more!
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