ACSCAN Illinois

As we mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the @ACSCAN thanks @GovPritzker for prioritizing colorectal cancer control funding in his budget proposal & urges legislators to prioritize passing a budget that includes funding to ease the burden of cancer. fightcancer.org/releases/color…

Cancer research saves lives, and the fight against cancer can't wait. @SenatorDurbin @SenDuckworth, please pass a full-year spending bill NOW to protect and increase funding for lifesaving cancer research and prevention. Illinoisans are counting on you to #ProtectCancerCures

I know @RepBillFoster has been a champion for cancer research funding, from his perspective as a scientist & as someone who has a loved one face cancer. I hope he can work to convince more of his colleagues to support lifesaving research. @chicagotribune chicagotribune.com/2025/07/03/let…

URGENT: The Senate will soon begin debating the bill that includes the largest cut to #Medicaid in history & will kick nearly 11 million off health insurance. Join us & send a message urging @SenatorDurbin @SenDuckworth to vote NO: go.fightcancer.org/ProtectAfforda… #ProtectAffordableCare

The proposed cuts in the budget bill go well beyond Medicaid. This bill would raise health care costs for everyone, even those with private insurance. @SenatorDurbin & @SenDuckworth , I'm urging you to vote NO. #ProtectAffordableCare #ProtectMedicaid

The cost of health care is already too high for too many. The bill that passed the House would terminate health care for millions & raise health care costs for us all. We're urging @SenatorDurbin & @SenDuckworth to vote NO on these attacks. #ProtectMedicaid #ProtectAffordableCare

Massive, rushed cuts to Medicaid will hurt millions of hardworking people in America who count on it for lifesaving health care. This includes countless cancer patients & survivors. @SenatorDurbin & @SenDuckworth , please #ProtectMedicaid.

Cancer advocates rallied in Springfield this week to call on state lawmakers to improve access to colorectal cancer screenings and to support taxing other tobacco products at an equal rate to cigarettes. healthnewsillinois.com/2025/05/09/ame…

“By raising the taxes and streamlining the way these products like e-cigs are taxed, not only are we going to generate revenue, but it is really aimed at preventing people from going from one tobacco product to another,” said Lopshire. @thecentersquare thecentersquare.com/illinois/artic…

Advocates gathered at Statehouse for Cancer Action Day, urging lawmakers to prioritize policies aimed at reducing cancer’s impact. Cancer survivors, patients, & caregivers met with legislators to push for increased funding & prevention. @regionalmediaqc regionalmedianews.com/news/local/ill…

“As a breast cancer survivor, I know the importance of preventing cancer & improving access to care,” said Maggie Powell. “In Springfield today, my fellow @ACSCAN advocates & I let lawmakers know that they must do all they can to reduce the toll of cancer.fightcancer.org/releases/coura…

“The Illinois Cancer Patients Bill of Rights marks a crucial first step toward achieving more equitable and effective cancer care for all Illinois residents,” said Ally Lopshire, @ACSCAN. @BusinessWire businesswire.com/news/home/2025…

Thank you, @camryncutinello, for this story on @ACSCAN's tobacco policy priorities. The #ACSCAN is proposing legislation to tax tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes the same way as cigarettes. @thedailylinechi

Ally Lopshire, with @ACSCAN said the organization is asking for legislators to establish separate funding for lung and colorectal cancer detection, partly in hopes of growing the appropriations. In all cases, early detection can save lives. @WBBMNewsradio

Another organization, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (@ACSCAN) is wasting no time in pushing the 104th General Assembly to introduce legislation that reduces the burden that cancer places on Illinoisans. @HannahNewsIL hannah-il.com/Hannah/NewsSto…

As @GovPritzker and lawmakers kick off the budget process, @ACSCAN calls on the legislature to prioritize funding for colorectal cancer screening in the state. @capitolfax capitolfax.com

Mientras @GovPritzker y los legisladores dan inicio al proceso presupuestario, @ACSCAN los insta a que prioricen la financiación para la detección del cáncer colorrectal en el estado. fightcancer.org/es/releases/ac…

As @GovPritzker and lawmakers kick off the budget process, @ACSCAN calls on the legislature to prioritize funding for colorectal cancer screening in the state. fightcancer.org/releases/advoc…

Illinois lawmakers are taking steps to improve cancer care in Illinois. A new resolution is being introduced to create a cancer patient bill of rights. It was written in partnership with the Cancer Care is Different Coalition. @wics_abc20 foxillinois.com/news/local/ill…

The @ACSCAN advocates for increased funding for The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). This program provides screening to underserved, underinsured, and uninsured communities. lincolndailynews.com/Features/featu…