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Colorado Cancer Advocates, U.S. Senator Bennet Call on Congress to Enact Policy to Create a Pathway to Coverage for Innovative Multi-Cancer Screenings for Millions

March 1, 2022
Colorado

A virtual event held by ACS CAN and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet highlighted the promise of new blood-based cancer screening technologies that have the potential to dramatically increase early-stage diagnosis for a wide range of cancers and called on Congress to pass the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage (MCED) Act.

Denver City Council Fails to Override Mayor’s Veto of Flavored Tobacco Bill, Protect Kids from Big Tobacco’s Predatory Practices

December 13, 2021
Colorado

Today, the Denver City Council voted 8-4 against overriding Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s veto of a bill aimed at significantly curbing the sale of flavored tobacco products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is disappointed in the decision to prioritize Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line over

Denver City Council Fails to Override Mayor’s Veto of Flavored Tobacco Bill, Protect Kids from Big Tobacco’s Predatory Practices

December 13, 2021
Colorado

Today, the Denver City Council voted 8-4 against overriding Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s veto of a bill aimed at significantly curbing the sale of flavored tobacco products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is disappointed in the decision to prioritize Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line over

Denver City Council Votes to End Sale of Some Flavored Tobacco Products, Must Do More to Protect Kids from Big Tobacco

December 6, 2021
Colorado

Denver, Colo . – Today, the Denver City Council voted 8-3 to end to the sale of many flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes and menthol flavored products. However, the City Council exempted hookah, pipe tobacco including tobacco for roll-your-own cigarettes and premium cigars and delayed the implementation of the new

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October 5, 2022MST

ACS CAN Colorado and Wyoming 2022 Policy Forum: A New Era in Precision Cancer Treatment

Our 2022 Colorado and Wyoming Policy Forum will examine the current impact and future potential of targeted therapies and how patients can access these therapies through biomarker testing. This forum will convene diverse stakeholders in the community to discuss these exciting new technologies and plans to bring policy change to begin to better enable their utilization.

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State Contacts

Christina Cowart
Grassroots Manager, CO, KS & WY
[email protected]
(816) 898.0089
RJ Ours
Colorado Government Relations Director
[email protected]
720-524-5445
Priscilla Cabral-Pérez
Sr. Regional Media Advocacy Manager
Denver
[email protected]
720-524-5440

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