Bronx cancer survivors pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to preserve Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing

A group of cancer survivors from the Bronx and statewide gathered outside Gov. Kathy Hochul’s NYC office on Third Avenue on April 7 to implore her to preserve Medicaid funding for precision treatment known as biomarker testing. 

Because all cancer cells are unique, biomarker testing can provide a detailed look at an individual’s cancer to determine which treatments may be effective or whether a current treatment is working, according to the American Cancer Society. It can also detect some early cancers before a patient develops symptoms and can be applied to other serious diseases beyond cancer.