Coming up on April's episode of the Candid Connection:

Andrew and Ashley chat about the dealings in Lansing as lawmakers look to make their way back from Spring Break, we chat about:

• Oral Chemo Fairness
• Cancer and Tobacco Prevention Funding
• Could tobacco be coming to your front door?

Ashley shares some updates from Washington DC including information around 21st Century Cures 2.0, an effort sponsored by Congressman Fred Upton.

In our Karmanos / McLaren Moment we welcome Amy Legghio from Karmanos's Women Wellness Clinic. She chats with Ashley about the importance of screening, especially as people look towards their annual check ups with their doctors.

Andrew sits down with Chris Harkins, the State Budget Director for Governor Gretchen Whitmer. They chat about all things budget along with all things related to public health and prevention.

Along with some other surprises, all this and more next on the Candid Connection.

Show Links:

http://www.figthcancer.org/mi

https://www.karmanos.org/karmanos/screening-and-prevention-program

http://www.mi/gov/budget

The ACS CAN Michigan Team is excited about this new series of Candid Conversations with policy and health care leaders from around Michigan and beyond. We focus on one major topic and take a deeper look into specific areas that affect our topic.

This year's major topic is Personalized Medicine

Over the course of 2022 we will be hosting four special episodes where we dig further into these important topics:

March: Biomarker Testing

June: CAR-T Therapy

September: Innovations

November: Impacts.

It is our hope over the next year our listeners and viewers will have a better understanding of personalized medicine and why it is so important in the fight against cancer. You can view the events live on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel. 

Enjoy our March episode on Biomarker Testing. 

Coming up on this episode of the CANdid Connection:

Andrew and Ashley chat about dealings in Lansing and Washington DC reviewing actions on:

• Oral Chemotherapy Fairness Legislation
• Increased funding for Tobacco and Cancer Prevention
• Increased funding for Cancer Research.

Could tobacco products be coming directly to your doorstep? We chat about Michigan Senate Bill 720 and what dangers it brings all Michiganders.

In our Karmanos / McLaren Moment, we chat about colorectal cancer screening with Dr. Mohammed Najeeb Al Hallak, who is in the gastrointestinal neuroendocrine oncology group on screenings you should be getting, what age those should come, and other factors that my up your screening time. 

We also have a wonderful opportunity to chat with Representative Samantha Steckloff. A freshman legislator in the Michigan House, we have an opportunity to chat about her cancer journey and how that propelled her to run for office, and how that is also shaping her agenda and goals for her time in Lansing.

All this and more, next on the CANdid Connection!

Resources Links:

ACS CAN Michigan: http://www.fightcancer.org/MI

Karmanos Colorectal Screening: https://www.karmanos.org/karmanos/colon-cancer-screening

Karmanos Genetic Testing: https://www.karmanos.org/karmanos/genetic-counseling-at-karmanos