During the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout®, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Lawmakers to Pass Tobacco Control Measures to Protect Public Health
During the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout®, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Lawmakers to Pass Tobacco Control Measures to Protect Public Health
This Thursday, the American Cancer Society will host the 49th annual Great American Smokeout.
MADISON, Wis., – Today, the Wisconsin Senate passed Assembly Bill 211, a bill that moves us in the wrong direction by rolling back our strong statewide smoke-free air law - a long-held public health standard that protects Wisconsinites.
During the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout®, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Hoosiers to Make a Plan to Quit
Yesterday, the final Pennsylvania state budget was passed by the Pennsylvania State Legislature and signed by Governor Shapiro, marking important progress for Pennsylvanians’ ability to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer.
Tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the draft FY26 appropriations bill approved on September 2nd by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. The bill includes an increase in funding for cancer research and cancer prevention and control programs.
Ohio Had an Opportunity to Generate Revenue, Protect Kids and Save Lives
Ohio Still Has an Opportunity to Generate Revenue, Protect Kids, and Save Lives
Esta semana, los líderes del estado de Nueva York publicaron detalles sobre el presupuesto estatal para el año fiscal 2025-26 y los defensores de pacientes se encuentran decepcionados ante la falta de soluciones para mejorar el acceso de los neoyorquinos a las licencias médicas remuneradas y, con ello, su movilidad financiera. Estos mismos defensores visitaron Albany el mes pasado para el Día de Acción Contra el Cáncer anual de la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) con el fin de promover la importancia del Proyecto de Ley 172 del Senado/Proyecto de Ley 84 de la Asamblea: la propuesta para ampliar el acceso de los neoyorquinos a disponer de tiempo libre durante su tratamiento, que ahora cuenta con 73 copatrocinadores en la Asamblea y fue aprobada por el Senado en marzo.