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Changing perceptions of cannabis boost community impact of dispensaries
Marijuana dispensaries are viewed like pharmacies – they offer essential services that help to provide medicine and relief to individuals who battle life-altering pain and illnesses, from cancer and epilepsy to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, as well as neurologic conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder. Similarly, Arizona’s cannabis industry has become a lifeblood for a host [...]
Biomarker testing is important to treat patients fighting cancer
We are in an exciting age of “precision medicine” where increasingly sophisticated tests—including for biomarkers—guide increasingly effective treatments for patients fighting cancer. Now, this progress is threatened by proposals in... […]
Arizona’s veterans need cancer solutions
Our nation’s veterans have served their country honorably and in return, we need to treat them with the care and respect that they have earned. That is why we at... […]
Sen. Marsh reveals cancer diagnosis, prognosis good
State Sen. Christine Marsh, D-Phoenix is fighting cancer and has a good prognosis, she said this week.
Policy solutions needed to defeat cancer
It is often said that if you have not been affected by cancer, you will be. We all have lost too many loved ones and now is the time that we can fight back. I hope our elected leaders will work together to get these multi-cancer early detection programs covered under Medicare so that we can start playing offense in our fight against Cancer.
Bill passes closing loophole in firefighter law
A bill that closes the loophole preventing firefighters from receiving workers’ compensation for getting cancer from putting out fires is now on its way to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk.
Feds take steps to improve cancer care for Arizonans
If the past few weeks have shown us anything, it’s that America must maintain a robust health care system with a strong commitment to medical innovation. The federal government is... […]
Lawmakers push for more protections for firefighters with cancer
Clumps of dark brown hair littered the Arizona Senate lawn on January 16 as Sen. Heather Carter ran an electric shaver over Sen. Paul Boyer’s head, surrounded by the cancer-stricken firefighters.
Firefighter who won workers’ comp claim under 2017 law dies
A Phoenix firefighter who struggled with the city over a 2017 law expanding the list of cancers presumed covered by workers' compensation died Sunday after a year-long battle with the disease.
The Breakdown: Where there’s smoke…
State lawmakers tried to expand protections for firefighters two years ago, but the law does not seem to be working as expected.
Firefighters say cities are breaking workers’ comp law
In 2017, the Legislature passed a bill to expand the list of cancers that are legally presumed to be a result of firefighters’ workplace conditions. HB2161 sailed out of both chambers with nearly unanimous support from lawmakers who sought to protect firefighters across Arizona from the financial burden of diseases such as leukemia, melanoma and testicular cancer, among others.
McCain’s family says he’s stopping medical treatment
Sen. John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer, the Arizona senator's family said.
