WASHINGTON – February 15, 2011 – The U.S. House of Representatives is considering an FY 2011 spending bill that would make major cuts to federal cancer research, prevention and early detection programs, and could set back the longstanding national effort to conquer cancer.
WASHINGTON – February 14, 2011 – The White House budget proposal released today builds on the president’s commitment to medical innovation with increased investment in cancer research, but it underfunds proven prevention measures such as cancer screening programs that have fallen victim to a toug
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 9, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the allotment of $750 million for fiscal year 2011 for prevention programs that are critical to the fight against cancer.
According to court filings, the tobacco companies are seeking to block public disclosure of proposed statements a federal judge has ordered them to make to correct their deceptions about their deadly products.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is encouraging people with cancer and others impacted by the disease to call on lawmakers to vote against a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which includes important patient protections that are providing families with greater access to quality, affordable care.
The White House has announced its intention to appoint John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), to the advisory group to the newly created National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council.
Sustained Funding for Cancer Research a Top Priority for Cancer Community
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is launching a new print and online advertising campaign today that urges Congress to increase funding for cancer research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), so that past federal investments do not go to waste.
WASHINGTON – January 21, 2011 – The nation’s leading groups representing patients and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease or stroke jointly filed an amicus brief in federal appellate court today in support of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical for people with
Statement by Christopher W. Hansen,
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) President