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ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers and candidates to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top national priority. Cancer isn't just a health issue- it's a political issue to1 Through ACS CAN, ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results in the fight against cancer. ACS CAN is dedicated

South Carolina Legislative Update Week Ending January 13, 2012 Tuesday, January 10th,

It has been quite an exciting week at the State House! We are very thankful for the funding for BCN and SCOPE that was allocated this week by the Senate Finance Committee. There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session and it promises to be a very

Federal Update This week the House considered the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would cut mandatory funding for a number of health-related programs authorized in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as make cuts to the Medicaid program. ACS CAN, the American Diabetes Association and the

ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT Advocacy Accomplishments 2011 Year in Review, a joint publication of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN), is now available. This annual report provides a comprehensive summary of legislative, policy, grassroots, regulatory, litigation, and media advocacy achievements

Health Groups Urge Lawmakers to Ban the Teen Tan on Melanoma Monday (Trenton, NJ) (May 7, 2012) – The rate of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has increased sharply in New Jersey, according to a new analysis by the American Cancer Society. In its

State Lead Ambassador Summit Last weekend ACS CAN hosted its sixth annual State Lead Ambassador Summit in St. Louis for 48 volunteer leaders and their staff partners. The Summit included a town hall meeting where volunteers and staff asked questions and discussed ongoing strategies for implementing the Affordable Care