Mayor Muriel Bowser’s recent budget proposal fails to include $160,000 which is needed to ensure implementation of the District’s new ordinance that raises the age of sale for tobacco products to 21 years old.
Sacramento, CA - Cancer patients, survivors and their families from throughout California gathered at the Capitol today.
Cancer Patients and Survivors Traveled to Columbus to Urge Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority
ACS CAN applauds the introduction of the Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act (H.R. 1231/S. 456) – bipartisan legislation that would expand drug research for children with cancer, leading to better outcomes for pediatric patients.
ALBANY, NY - April 3, 2017 – As Governor Cuomo and New York State legislators continue to work on a budget for the new fiscal year, breast cancer survivors expressed their dismay and are calling on Albany to say NO to cuts in lifesaving cancer screenings.
Montana Senate Passes Lifesaving $1.50 Per Pack Cigarette Tax Increase
Senate Bill 354 Would Save Lives and Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death
Lawmakers joined the Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco today to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Illinois’ comprehensive smoke-free air law and to encourage further efforts to improve tobacco control.
Weeks after cancer advocates rallied at the State Capitol in support of funding for the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the Florida House and Senate failed to include any of the $1.8 million in non-recurring funding that had been included in each of the past two st
About two dozen cancer patients, survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) rallied at the Maryland Capitol today in support of restoring funding for comprehensive tobacco education to $21 million annually.