A coalition of public health organizations, pediatricians and parents today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s new enforcement policy that allows e-cigarette and nicotine pouch products to be marketed and sold without the scientific review and marketing authorization required by federal law.
Nearly 200 patient advocacy, public health and health care professional organizations sent a letter to the Senate declaring their strong support for the Clinical Trial Modernization Act (S. 4440/H.R. 3521). The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would help remove cost and geographic barriers that keep patients from enrolling and participating in clinical trials. The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) in April 2026 and in the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2025 by Reps. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and August Pfluger (R-TX).
Today, the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network submitted a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget strongly opposing a proposed rule that would change the federal government’s grantmaking framework.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S.
Esta noche, el comité de asignaciones presupuestarias de la Cámara de Representantes examinó y aprobó su proyecto de ley de presupuesto para el año fiscal 2027 y el informe de la Cámara que lo acompaña, que incluye aumentos para los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH), el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) y la División de Prevención y Control del Cáncer (DCPC) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC).
Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) de EE. UU. publicaron hoy una norma definitiva provisional sobre la aplicación de los requisitos laborales en Medicaid.
Today, 60 organizations representing millions of cancer patients and survivors as well as the providers who care for them sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy conveying the importance of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in the fight against cancer and urging protection for the integrity of its work.