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After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve.

Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, which included great strides in the fight to fund cancer research and prevention programs. Passage of this legislation will ensure that lifesaving cancer research will continue to support the development of new tools for early detection and cancer fighting treatments that are still in the early stages.

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm today signed legislation into law making almost all workplaces in the state, including all restaurants and bars, smoke-free. The new law, which was passed by the Michigan legislature Dec.10, will go into effect on May 1, 2010. The smoke-free law will apply to all bars, restaurants

ALBANY, N.Y.: As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network. In the unofficial survey of programs for

Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health at its hearing focused on a set of new recommendations on early detection of breast cancer by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Brawley's testimony

The following letter was sent by Peter Slocum, American Cancer Society vice president of advocacy, to Governor David Paterson expressing concern regarding potential development of a casino by the Shinnecock Indian Tribe on Long Island. Specific concerns include compliance with the NYS Clean Indoor Air law and collection of taxes

On Friday, ACS CAN let its voice be heard raising the issue of an alarming loophole included in the Senate version of the health care reform legislation. Specific language would limit annual caps on benefits for patients of chronic disease such as cancer who are struggling with the high cost