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18 de Noviembre de 2015

Patients with health coverage bought through one of the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continue to face challenges finding out which cancer drugs are covered by their plan and at what cost, according to a new analysis by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).

16 de Noviembre de 2015

Washington, DC -- November 16, 2015 -- The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released a report this afternoon looking at the evidence supporting oversight of lab-developed tests. See the link below to the report and an FDA blog post. Beneath those is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer

13 de Noviembre de 2015
Nacional

ACS CAN has been actively engaged for well-over a decade to eliminate smoking in restaurants, bars and work places in Texas. Our most recent smoke-free campaign victory took place in Port Lavaca, Texas,a gulf coast community whose city council recently passed a bill which prohibits smoking or vaping inside all

12 de Noviembre de 2015
Pennsylvania

More than 9,000 Pennsylvania kids become daily smokers every year and one-third of them will die prematurely as a result. Pennsylvania leaders, struggling to end a budget impasse, can save lives and generate important new revenue with a significant increase of at least $1.00 – our coalition supports a $1.60-per-pack hike – in the state’s cigarette tax.

12 de Noviembre de 2015
Wyoming

ACS CAN help a Palliative Care Policy Forum on November 6th featuring retired US Senator Alan K Simpson, Dr. Greg Marino, Representative Charles Pelkey and ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador Dawn Scott. The event cullminated with the announcement that ACS CAN will be running legislation in the 2016 budget session

12 de Noviembre de 2015

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a proposed rule that would require more than 3,100 public housing agencies across the country to implement smoke-free policies in their developments.

5 de Noviembre de 2015

The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement released today includes critical language agreed to by negotiators and supported by public health groups that would protect the authority of member countries to enact lifesaving tobacco control measures.

4 de Noviembre de 2015

Washington, D.C. (November 4, 2015) The Alliance to Fight the 40, a broad-based coalition seeking to repeal the 40 percent tax on employee health benefits, announced today that the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has joined the Alliance. With the addition of ACS CAN, a patient advocacy

3 de Noviembre de 2015

The American Cancer Society and advocacy affiliate, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), sent a joint comment letter to the United States Preventive Services Task Force today on its draft Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline recommendations.