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International recording artist and poet, Michael "MIKE-E" Ellison
Access to Care 101
Learn more about the access to health care issue, why it matters, and what the Society is doing about the problem.
Access to Care 201
This video illustrates the importance of providing access to health care for the uninsured and undersinsured and what the American Cancer Society is doing to help. It addresses some of the questions that have arisen since the organization's campaign began in September 2007.
Articles and Information
Journal Articles
Association of insurance status and ethnicity with cancer stage at diagnosis for 12 cancer sites: a retrospective analysis
Lancet Oncology 2008; 9:222-231
Editorial, by Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH,
CA Cancer J Clin 2008
American Cancer Society Position Statements
Stephen Finan: Testimony Before House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on the State of Health Insurance in America Today: Uninsured and Adequacy
American Cancer Society Statement of Principles on Cost Containment
Insurance and Cost-Related Barriers to Cancer Care
Cancer Facts and Figures 2008 Special Section
Articles in the Press
Agents of Change: Speaking Out on Access to Health Care
Triumph, Spring 2008
Opinion: “Cancer’s High Toll on the Uninsured”
New York Times, September 11, 2007
Bob Herbert: “The Long, Dark Night”
New York Times, October 23, 2007
Bob Herbert: “Worsening the Odds”
New York Times, November 3, 2007
Bob Herbert: “It’s Not Just the Uninsured”
New York Times, November 17, 2007
Opinion: “No Insurance, Poor Health”
New York Times, January 3, 2008
“Health Insurance: Looking Back—And Ahead”
Washington Post, October 16, 2007 [preview only]
American Cancer Society Podcast Series
Week 1: Dr. Otis Brawley and Dr. John Seffrin [mp3]
Cancer Outcomes and Insurance
Week 2: Dr. John Seffrin [mp3]
Campaign Progress and Public Reception
Week 3: Dr. Rich Wender [mp3]
Why We're Focusing on Access to Care
Week 4: Dr. Otis Brawley [mp3]
The Science Behind the Challenge
Week 5: Dan Smith [mp3]
Advocacy Work