cancer

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…

3 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…

3 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…

5 months 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…

10 months 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…

11 months 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

4 years ago