Poll: Vast Majority of Texas Voters Value State Cancer Research Over Saving Tax Dollars
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) will lose its state funding in 2021, unless the State Legislature decides to extend it.
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Public Health Groups Laud Proposed $1.50 Increase in Tobacco Tax To Protect Kids, Save Lives and Raise Needed Revenue
The long overdue increase in the tobacco tax will keep thousands of New Mexico kids from smoking, help thousands of adults quit, save the state millions spent on health care, and raise millions more in needed revenue.
Governor Budget Proposal Threatens Critical Cancer Screening Program
TALLAHASEE, Fla.
Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Michelle Zimmerman
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Phone: 740.525.9577 (cell)
E-mail: [email protected]
Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Michelle Zimmerman
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Phone: 740.525.9577 (cell)
E-mail: [email protected]
Poll: Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Medicaid Expansion
A growing majority of Kansas voters support expanding Medicaid, according to a December 2016 statewide survey.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Statewide Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Changes in NH’s Smoke-Free Law
CONCORD – January 25, 2017 – Poll results released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) showed that the voters of New Hampshire are overwhelmingly supportive of the state’s current smoke-free law and oppose attempts to once again allow smoking in certain public pla
New Mexico Cancer Community Urges Support for Palliative Care Legislation to Improve Patient Quality of Life
New Mexicans suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses face more than just the symptoms of their disease. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) backs legislation introduced today to highlight the critical need for palliative care programs, a growing field of specialized medical care that improves the quality of life of patients and their families by focusing on relief from pain, stress and other symptoms.
33 Health Organizations Urge Congress to Update Oversight Rules for Laboratory Developed Tests
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and 32 other organizations sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to update oversight rules for all diagnostic tests, including laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The groups, which represent patients, scientists, advocates, caregivers, and health care professionals, also want the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to play a central role in future oversight of such tests.
ACS CAN Expresses Disappointment on Lack of Commitment to Reducing Tobacco Use
NEW YORK, NY – January 24, 2017 – Mayor Bill de Blasio has released his preliminary budget plan for 2018. He has allocated $7.4 million to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for tobacco control and cessation efforts in the package.