Senator Durbin's Bill to Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Will Save Lives By Stopping Tax Avoidance
WASHINGTON, DC -- Our organizations strongly support the legislation introduced today by U.S. Sen.
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House Proposal to Address the Budget Would Hurt Chronic Disease Patients
WASHINGTON May 9, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, together with the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association, sent a letter to the lawmakers in the U.S.
House Proposal to Pay for Student Loan Legislation with Prevention Fund Undermines Historic Investment in Health
WASHINGTON April 26, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, sent a letter to the lawmakers in the U.S.
Reauthorization of FDA User Fee Legislation Critical to Ensuring Access to Cancer Treatments and Therapies
WASHINGTON April 25, 2012 Families affected by cancer are encouraged by efforts in the U.S.
Proposed Rule on Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in Schools Could Improve Youth Diets
WASHINGTON, DC -- April 24, 2012 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S.
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Donates $1 Million to California's Yes on Prop. 29 Campaign
Sacramento -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, today announced a $1 million contribution to Yes on Proposition 29, the California-based initiative on the June 5 ballot that raises the tax on a pack of cigarettes by
FDA Guidance Will Prevent Big Tobacco from Misleading Public About its Deadly Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued strong draft guidelines detailing the obligations of the tobacco companies to provide scientific proof of any claims that their products reduce harm to the public, including existing and potential consumers, and to report the quantity of each of the potentially most ælethal elements in its products.
New CDC Report Indicates States Missing Opportunities to Protect Kids and Adults from Dangers of Tobacco Use
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 29, 2012 Significantly fewer states raised their cigarette excise taxes in 2010 and 2011 than in 2009 according to an article released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
NCI Director Emphasizes Need for Increased Research Funding to Defeat Cancer
WASHINGTON March 28, 2012 At an annual hearing on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget request today, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director, Dr.
Cancer Patients Call on Congress to Restore Proposed Budget and Program Cuts That Would Reverse Progress Against Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2012 -People with cancer and their families are disappointed the U.S.