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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – “As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize access to Missouri’s Medicaid program and funding Show Me Healthy Women, both of which ease the burden of cancer. “As lawmakers mull a variety

JACKSON, MS – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco control measures and access to care, both of which will ease the burden of cancer on Mississippi residents. “Expanding Medicaid would ensure that

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to colorectal cancer screenings and increasing the state’s tobacco taxes, both of which will ease the burden of cancer on Hoosiers. “We know that

FRANKFORT, KY – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco control measures that would ease the burden of cancer in Kentucky, where over 34 percent of cancer deaths are linked to smoking. “Kentucky’s

Sacramento, Calif . – 31 de diciembre, 2021 – A partir del primero de enero, una ley estatal eliminará los costos compartidos para los pacientes que necesitan una colonoscopía tras haber dado positivo en una prueba no invasiva para la detección de cáncer colorrectal. Esta nueva ley también alineará la

Sacramento, Calif . – 31 de diciembre, 2021 – A partir del primero de enero, una ley estatal eliminará los costos compartidos para los pacientes que necesitan una colonoscopía tras haber dado positivo en una prueba no invasiva para la detección de cáncer colorrectal. Esta nueva ley también alineará la

Sacramento, Calif . – December 31, 2021 – Beginning January 1 st , a state law will remove out-of-pocket cost-sharing for patients needing a colonoscopy following a positive non-invasive screening test. The new law also aligns the age to begin these lifesaving screenings with United States Preventive Services Task Force

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized the marketing of two low-nicotine cigarettes as “modified risk tobacco products,” including one product that is menthol-flavored.

Concord, NH – In the coming weeks, the New Hampshire Legislature will convene for the 2022 session and consider legislation that would undermine vaccine requirements. The below statement is on behalf of Mike Rollo, New Hampshire director of Government Relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS