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The U.S. Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act, also known as Janet's Law, [1] [2] [3] signed into law on October 21, 1998 [4] as part of the 1999 omnibus bill (Pub. L. 105–277 (text)), contains protections for patients who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy. [5]
The Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107–172 (text)) amends the Public Health Service Act to allocate funding and establish directed research and education programs targeted at forms of blood cancer, in particular leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.
The 21st Century Cancer Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Act is a bill in the United States Congress to provide funding for cancer research. The bill, intended to modernize the National Cancer Act of 1971 , was introduced by Senators Edward M. Kennedy (sponsor of the original bill) and Kay Bailey Hutchison ...
Gene Hamilton, the group's executive director, in a statement called Friday's decision "a victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and every American who does not want unelected bureaucrats ...
SEER collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 34.6% of the population of the United States. SEER coverage includes 30.0% of African Americans, 44% of Hispanics, 49.3% of American Indians and Alaska Natives, 57.5% of Asians, and 68.5% of Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. [3]
Healthcare coverage is provided through a combination of private health insurance and public health coverage (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid). In 2013, 64% of health spending was paid for by the government, [40] [41] and funded via programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, Tricare, and the Veterans Health ...
Cancer Registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United States, and other countries. [1] The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established in 1973 as a result of the National Cancer Act of 1971.
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