cancer

Castor Introduces Bill to Accelerate Care for those with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, a bill that provides “immediate access to…

7 months ago

DeSantis Signs Three Healthcare Bills to Address Cancer and Rare Diseases

MIAMI, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed three healthcare bills into law Tuesday at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, designed to expand certain insurance…

7 months ago

Luna Targets Toxic Sunscreen Ahead of Summer Season

Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has filed the bipartisan No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act to ban the use of…

8 months ago

Governor and First Lady DeSantis Put $20 Million Towards Cancer Research

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and First Lady Casey DeSantis have announced that they are awarding cancer researchers $20 million towards…

11 months ago

Sen. Berman Introduces Bill to Cover Costs for Diagnostic Mammograms

State Senator Lori Berman (D-FL) has filed SB 932, known as Coverage for Diagnostic and Supplemental Breast Examinations. The legislation…

12 months ago

Buchanan Seeks to Deregulate Public Lung Cancer Screenings

US Representative Vern Buchanan (R-Fl) has filed legislation to expand public healthcare options for lung cancer screenings.  The Centers for…

1 year ago

Wasserman Schultz Reintroduces Bill to Care for Cancer Survivors

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) reintroduced the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA) alongside three other Democratic United States lawmakers. The…

2 years ago

Bilirakis Files Amicus Brief for Illumina Cancer Research Firm

Cancer research firms Illumina, Inc. and Grail, Inc. partnered to develop a multi-cancer detection test currently blocked by the Federal…

2 years ago

Casey DeSantis Launches Cancer Connect Collaborative

The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 200,000 Floridians have been diagnosed with some form of cancer in 2023, and…

2 years ago

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Celebrates 15th Anniversary as Cancer Survivor

While December 7th is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, it is also the anniversary for something that millions of Americans…

2 years ago

McCormick Commends Sylvester Cancer Center, Promotes Cervical Cancer Elimination

While October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which we honored by speaking with Dr. Miguel Fernandez, cervical cancer remains an…

2 years ago

Metastatic breast cancer patients not getting the legislative support they need to survive

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was given information about a support group by a social worker. Before…

5 years ago