Austin, TX. – With the end of the 2025 Texas legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is optimistic that more people will have access to cancer prevention and early detection services and reinforces its commitment to this effort.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the president released his final proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 which contains $4.531 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Hoy se presentó en la Cámara de Representantes una nueva legislación federal que facilitaría la participación en estudios clínicos de todos los pacientes con cáncer. Patrocinada por los representantes Raúl Ruiz (demócrata por California) y August Pfluger (republicano por Texas), la Ley de Modernización de Ensayos Clínicos ayudaría a eliminar los obstáculos económicos y geográficos que impiden a los pacientes participar en ensayos clínicos.
Hoy, el presidente presentó su propuesta de presupuesto para el año fiscal 2026, que incluye un recorte del 26.2 % al Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS). Esto incluye un recorte del 37 % a los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH) y elimina el Centro Nacional para la Prevención de Enfermedades Crónicas y la Promoción de la Salud de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC).
With Friday marking the end of the legislative session in Hawai’i, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the state legislature for committing to health equity by passing a bill that enables researchers to study why cancer disproportionately impacts Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans including Filipinos in Hawai’i.
Maryland state lawmakers have released details on the agreed upon 2025-26 budget—the contents of which are a mixed bag in the fight against cancer. While the state made sound investments in cancer research and protected Medicaid recipients’ ability to access biomarker testing, it missed an opportunity to save the lives and lungs of Maryland’s youth by cutting funding for the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation programs.
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, as the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Today, the U.S. House passed The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. It contains no increases for federal cancer research or prevention funding and significant cuts to Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), in which cancer is the largest recipient of funds.
“With over 2 million people in America expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, now is not the time to halt investments in cancer research, prevention and early detection programs.
WASHINGTON, DC— 3 de enero de 2025 — “Mientras se reúne hoy el 119.º Congreso, ACS CAN insta a los miembros a mantener a los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer en el centro de cada decisión de políticas de salud, desde el financiamiento de la investigación del cáncer hasta la g