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Humble Bundle Surpasses $250 Million Raised for Charitable Causes Around the Globe

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240208593644/en/
    Humble Bundle has raised more than $250 million since its inception in 2010 to help out charities around the globe, furthering its mission to be a force for good.
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    Founded in 2010 by Jeff Rosen and John Graham, a couple of gamers seeking a new way to raise money for various charities, Humble Bundle pioneered the game bundle-for-charity model.
  • Since then, the company has expanded its offerings and grown its focus on doing good, integrating it into every aspect of its business and operation.
  • Taking on Global Warming: Humble raised more than $1 million last year for charities committed to addressing some of the biggest contributors to climate change.

Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program to visit LUCAS

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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Morgantown, W.Va., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program® will visit LUCAS , the WVU Cancer Institute’s mobile lung cancer screening unit and recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation to increase lung cancer screening in rural West Virginia.

Key Points: 
  • Morgantown, W.Va., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program® will visit LUCAS , the WVU Cancer Institute’s mobile lung cancer screening unit and recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation to increase lung cancer screening in rural West Virginia.
  • With the Foundation’s support, LUCAS is partnering with two existing clinic systems to identify those at high risk for lung cancer and use an evidence-based messaging campaign to increase lung cancer screening in rural West Virginia.
  • Lisa McGovern, executive director of the Congressional Families Program, and Charles Capito, married to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and member of the Program’s Executive Council, will represent the Program at the site visit to call attention to these vital resources.
  • To find out if you are eligible for lung cancer screening and to view a list of upcoming LUCAS locations, visit WVUCancer.org/LUCAS .

Dak Prescott Joins Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to ‘LEAD FROM BEHIND’

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Friday, December 8, 2023
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NFL quarterback Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys is teaming up with the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to colon cancer, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), and Ryan Reynolds’ creative agency, Maximum Effort, to LEAD FROM BEHIND.

Key Points: 
  • NFL quarterback Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys is teaming up with the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to colon cancer, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), and Ryan Reynolds’ creative agency, Maximum Effort, to LEAD FROM BEHIND.
  • “Losing my mother to colon cancer was devastating, and no one should have to go through that,” said Prescott.
  • “I’d like to thank Dak for joining Rob McElhenney, Terry Crews, and me in helping raise awareness for dropping your drawers,” said Maximum Effort Co-founder Ryan Reynolds.
  • "The mission of the Alliance is to end colorectal cancer in our lifetime,” said Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

DELFI Diagnostics Supports Proposed Legislation to Allow CMS to Review New Blood-Based Screening Tests for Lung Cancer

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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CMS currently lacks the authority to cover additional approaches to lung cancer screening, such as blood-based ("liquid biopsy") tests, even though access to more screening options may improve lung cancer screening rates.

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  • CMS currently lacks the authority to cover additional approaches to lung cancer screening, such as blood-based ("liquid biopsy") tests, even though access to more screening options may improve lung cancer screening rates.
  • If passed, this bill would enable CMS to use its national coverage determination (NCD) authority and existing coverage standards to review new lung cancer screening tests as well, expediting reviews of products that would enhance the existing lung cancer screening pathway."
  • The Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide this authority, but does not mandate that CMS either review or cover any new lung cancer screening tests in the Medicare program.
  • The proposed legislation aligns with U.S. President Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative focused on expanding equitable access to cancer screening and prevention, and could be a catalyst both to increasing lung cancer screening and lowering lung cancer mortality rates – key objectives of Healthy People 2030 .

Confusion around lung cancer screening contributes to low screening rates

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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Alexandria, Va., Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. despite effective screening for those at high risk—and significant confusion about who is eligible for lung cancer screening and what screening for the disease looks like may be to blame.

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  • Alexandria, Va., Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. despite effective screening for those at high risk—and significant confusion about who is eligible for lung cancer screening and what screening for the disease looks like may be to blame.
  • This has resulted in shockingly low screening rates for a cancer that takes more than 127,000 lives in the U.S. every year.1
    The news comes from a recent report from the Prevent Cancer Foundation that found 65% of Americans 21 years of age and older say they are not up to date with one or more routine cancer screenings.2 Of all routine cancer screenings, lung cancer screening rates are the lowest— less than 6% of eligible people in the U.S. have been screened for lung cancer compared to 70% for breast cancer and 74% for colorectal cancer.
  • This spotlighted the confusion surrounding what lung cancer screening is and the lack of understanding around lung cancer screening eligibility.
  • The cancer screenings studied in this survey were for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer and testicular cancer.

1 in 10 women ages 40+ have never had a breast cancer screening

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Survey participants cite inability to afford the cost (31%), lack of symptoms (25%)2 and fear of a cancer diagnosis (22%) as top reasons for not being up to date on their breast cancer screening.

Key Points: 
  • Survey participants cite inability to afford the cost (31%), lack of symptoms (25%)2 and fear of a cancer diagnosis (22%) as top reasons for not being up to date on their breast cancer screening.
  • Breast cancer is highly curable if found in its early stages before it has spread to surrounding areas of the breast.
  • 1The cancer screenings studied in this survey were for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer and testicular cancer.
  • 2Routine screening based on guidelines is recommended for people of average risk, even when there are no signs or symptoms of cancer.

Statement from the Prevent Cancer Foundation on updated guidance for colorectal cancer screening from the American College of Physicians

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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Alexandria, Va., July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued updated guidance for colorectal cancer screening, recommending asymptomatic, average-risk adults should begin screening for colorectal cancer at age 50.

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  • Alexandria, Va., July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued updated guidance for colorectal cancer screening, recommending asymptomatic, average-risk adults should begin screening for colorectal cancer at age 50.
  • The Prevent Cancer Foundation strongly opposes the updated guidance, which goes against the latest evidence-based screening recommendations from the organizations working in the cancer screening space every day.
  • The Prevent Cancer Foundation supports following the guidelines of the USPSTF, the American Cancer Society and American College of Gastroenterology and encourages all adults of average risk to begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45.
  • There are several options available for colorectal cancer screening, and all available colorectal cancer screening methods are safe and can save lives.

Terry Crews and His Creative Company Super Serious Join Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to ‘LEAD FROM BEHIND’

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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The nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to colon cancer, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance) is reteaming with Ryan Reynolds’ creative agency, Maximum Effort, to reignite LEAD FROM BEHIND, featuring Terry Crews to kick-off the effort.

Key Points: 
  • The nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to colon cancer, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance) is reteaming with Ryan Reynolds’ creative agency, Maximum Effort, to reignite LEAD FROM BEHIND, featuring Terry Crews to kick-off the effort.
  • Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the U.S., yet it is highly preventable with timely screening.
  • “I’ve partnered with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and LEAD FROM BEHIND because together we can prevent unnecessary suffering from The Preventable Cancer,” said Terry Crews.
  • That’s why colon cancer is The Preventable Cancer,” said Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

Prevent Cancer Foundation leads more than 500 organizations in support of Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act in the Senate

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act will allow older Americans with Medicare the possibility of access to multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests once they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and shown to have clinical benefit.

Key Points: 
  • The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act will allow older Americans with Medicare the possibility of access to multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests once they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and shown to have clinical benefit.
  • On March 30, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • “We are hopeful that Congress will act swiftly in passing this important legislation.”
    Breaking barriers in cancer prevention and early detection is a collective effort, and the Prevent Cancer Foundation is leading the charge.
  • The Foundation is honored to announce that 500+ organizations from every corner of the country have come together to endorse H.R.

Skin Cancer Awareness Month calls attention to importance of annual skin checks

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in the U.S. and is also one of the most preventable cancers.

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  • Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in the U.S. and is also one of the most preventable cancers.
  • Although a quarter of participants said they had a skin check for skin cancer between one and three years ago, nearly that same amount (24%) say they’ve never had a skin check for skin cancer.2
    Advances in skin cancer screening and treatment have reduced the skin cancer mortality rate, but significant disparities in health outcomes persist.
  • Anyone, regardless of skin color, may develop skin cancer.
  • 1The cancer screenings studied in this survey were for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer and testicular cancer.