Hill briefing covers future of cancer prevention, closing the screening gap
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Washington, D.C. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® yesterday convened lawmakers, health policy leaders and advocates on Capitol Hill for a briefing titled “The future of cancer prevention: Policy solutions to close the screening gap.” The event spotlighted urgent challenges in cancer screening and early detection and outlined actionable policy solutions to improve access and equity nationwide.
More than two million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year, and 600,000 lives are lost to the disease. Yet research shows that up to 50% of cancer cases and deaths are preventable, and early detection dramatically improves outcomes—nine out of ten patients diagnosed early live five years or longer.
The briefing highlighted bipartisan opportunities to expand coverage for innovative screening technologies, support patient navigation and reminder systems, increase funding for prevention and early detection programs, and address affordability and structural barriers to care.
“Our vision is a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all,” said Jody Hoyos, CEO of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. “We have some of the tools to make this a reality, but barriers like lack of awareness, affordability and structural inequities keep too many people from getting lifesaving screenings.”
Also in attendance was Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), who spoke on the importance of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act, of which Rep. Sewell is one of the original co-sponsors. Named after her mother who passed from pancreatic cancer in 2021, the MCED Screening Coverage Act currently has 403 cosponsors across both chambers of Congress—remaining the single most popular bill in all of Congress and reflects broad, bipartisan recognition of the urgent need to modernize cancer screening and detection.
Attendees received a briefing book with detailed legislative priorities and actionable steps to co-sponsor bills that advance cancer prevention and early detection.
“There are opportunities right now that can increase cancer prevention and early detection and save lives,” said Ms. Hoyos. “This work takes a bipartisan commitment to make it happen.”
Thank you to the 2025 Hill Briefing sponsors and our partners at Akin for their support:
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- GSK
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About the Prevent Cancer Foundation®
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is the only U.S.-based nonprofit organization solely dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. Through research, education, outreach and advocacy, we have helped countless people avoid a cancer diagnosis or detect their cancer early enough to be successfully treated. We are driven by a vision of a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all.
基金会正奋起应对到 2035 年将癌症死亡人数减少 40% 的挑战。为实现这一目标，我们承诺投资 $2000 万美元用于创新技术，以早期发现癌症并推进多癌筛查，投资 $1000 万美元用于扩大医疗服务不足社区的癌症筛查和疫苗接种机会，并投资 $1000 万美元用于教育公众有关筛查和疫苗接种的选择。
For more information, please visit www.preventcancer.org.