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BUFFALO, NY—MARCH 8, 2023— Utilizing data from the New York State Cancer Registry, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released data showing the devastating impact that cancers linked to tobacco have on New Yorkers, specifically those living in Erie County: Between 2015-2019, 46,417 people on average

On behalf of the nearly 300,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking steps to modernize the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) which will help reduce breast cancer mortality.

On behalf of the nearly 300,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking steps to modernize the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) which will help reduce breast cancer mortality.

En nombre de los pacientes con cáncer, los sobrevivientes y sus familias, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) se complace en ver el enfoque y la dedicación continua del presidente para lograr el objetivo de la Misión Contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot) - poner fin al cáncer tal como lo conocemos

Advocates lobby against Lamont’s prposed cut to funding to lifesaving tobacco control program.

En nombre de los pacientes con cáncer, los sobrevivientes y sus familias, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) se complace en ver el enfoque y la dedicación continua del presidente para lograr el objetivo de la Misión Contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot) - poner fin al cáncer tal como lo conocemos

MONTGOMERY, AL – March 7, 2023 – Tonight, Gov. Ivey addressed a room of fellow elected officials laying out a slew of issues affecting Alabamians and detailing her administration’s commitment to addressing them in the upcoming 2023 legislative session. A lack of affordable, accessible care was notably left out

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosted ‘Cancer Action Day’ at the Colorado state capitol Wednesday. ACS CAN volunteers, including cancer survivors, patients, and caregivers met with several lawmakers and urged them to support and pass House Bill 1110, Healthcare Coverage for Biomarkers Testing. The bi-partisan legislation would expand equitable access to biomarker testing statewide.

The following op-ed, by NYC Councilmember Diana Ayala, was originally published in El Diario on March 8, 2023. Fumemos o no, los cigarrillos mentolados nos dejan a todos con un mal sabor de boca. El mentol hace que los cigarrillos tengan sabor a menta y ofrece una