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Blog posts tagged "Congress"

26 de Marzo de 2015

Guest Post: On the Cusp of New Hope

I know I am not alone in being touched by cancer Š—– in fact, this is a universal experience in America. But I was heartened to participate in the One Degree campaign launch in Washington, DC last week, to help raise awareness about the way cancer touches all of us and the importance of sustained federal funding for cancer research.

19 de Marzo de 2015

Star Power & Grassroots Might Launch One Degree Project

TuesdayŠ—'s event to launch the One Degree Project on Capitol Hill was such a success that IŠ—'m still in awe today. We had a room full of celebrities, lawmakers, partners from the cancer community and passionate advocates from every state all calling on Congress to increase cancer research funding.

11 de Marzo de 2015

WeŠ—'re All Just One Degree from Cancer

There are few things in life that we all share in common, but we are all just one degree from cancer. Whether itŠ—'s a parent, grandparent, other relative, friend, co-worker or even you, we all know someone who has faced this disease, and thus we all know just how important cancer research is to the quality of life and survival of our loved ones.

23 de Diciembre de 2014

Happy Holidays!

From the ACS CAN family to yours, weŠ—'re wishing you happy holidays and a very Happy New Year!

19 de Diciembre de 2014

The Wild Wild West of E-Cigarettes

While we continue to wait for the FDA to begin regulating tobacco products in addition to cigarettes and smokeless, weŠ—'re seeing policy proposals in the states aimed at filling the void of e-cigarette regulation.

30 de Octubre de 2014

Cancer Votes: Making Cancer a Priority This Election

While ACS CAN is a nonpartisan organization, we have a unique opportunity to participate in the election cycle by educating the public and candidates about the actions federal and state lawmakers should take to make fighting cancer a national priority.