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Hoy, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) presentó comentarios en una carta al Departamento de Comercio de EE. UU. sobre la Investigación de Seguridad Nacional de la Sección 232 sobre las Importaciones de Productos Farmacéuticos e Ingredientes Farmacéuticos.

Last week, Governor Glenn Youngkin approved legislation to reduce the burden of medical debt on Virginians.  The proposal, which was championed by Delegate Karrie Delaney in the Legislature (House Bill 1725), will limit the burden of medical debt by ensuring that interest rates on medical debt are limited to 3% a year, wage garnishment is prohibited for all patients who quality for financial assistance programs and patients’ core financial assets, like their home, are safeguarded. 

COLUMBIA, S.C.

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. 

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).

Today, advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) came from across the Lower Hudson Valley to deliver a message to Rep. Mike Lawler, urging him to protect Medicaid and highlighting how looming cuts would harm the nearly 7 million New Yorkers, including working families, cancer patients and survivors, people with disabilities, seniors, veterans and children, who receive lifesaving care through Medicaid.

Más de 130 voluntarios de toda Nueva York, incluidos pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer, así como cuidadores, se reunieron en el Capitolio estatal para participar en el ‘Día de Acción contra el Cáncer’, un evento anual organizado por ACS CAN.

Volunteer advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado General Assembly for including substantial funding for tobacco control and cancer screening programs in the 2025-2026 fiscal year appropriations bill, signed into law Tuesday during a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. 

Cancer Advocates Gathered at the Statehouse Today to Say Ohio Can and Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer

Today, the Indiana legislature passed the budget increasing tobacco taxes, which will help prevent tobacco use and help those already addicted quit.