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The American Cancer Society (ACS) released an update this week on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the United States. While the new report finds mortality rates have dropped by 44% since 1989, not all women have benefited from this progress. The report highlighted a continued upward trend in breast cancer incidence with the steepest increase in women younger than 50 years and Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) women of all ages. The release coincides with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) campaign to connect patients with the right treatment at the right time through increasing access to biomarker testing in Hawaii.

Harrisburg residents and cancer advocates gathered at the Pennsylvania War Veterans’ Memorial Fountain outside of the Capitol building in Harrisburg this evening to honor the lives affected by cancer with a heartfelt display of 270 Lights of Hope bags representing the estimated 27,000 Pennsylvanians who will die from the disease in 2024. The personalized Lights of Hope bags were lined along the fountain, which was lit pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to symbolize the strength, hope and memories of those touched by cancer.

El gobernador promulgó una ley que permitirá que las ciudades y condados autoricen a los locales donde se consume cannabis para que puedan preparar y vender alimentos y bebidas que no contengan cannabis, convirtiéndolos en restaurantes donde se permite fumar.

El gobernador promulgó una ley que permitirá que las ciudades y condados autoricen a los locales donde se consume cannabis para que puedan preparar y vender alimentos y bebidas que no contengan cannabis, convirtiéndolos en restaurantes donde se permite fumar.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. —Today, the West Virginia legislature started a special session that won’t address tobacco use in the state, even though the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and other health organizations have been asking for funding for programs that prevent tobacco use and help those already addicted quit.

Washington, D.C., – Jeff Hille was awarded the American Cancer Society Partner of the Year Award this week by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of his efforts to help make cancer a national priority. Hille serves as Senior Consultant, Financial Planning & Analysis. ACS

MADISON, Wis . – A report released today from the Wisconsin Policy Forum provides historical context on Wisconsin’s unique approach to BadgerCare expansion and lays out the issues Wisconsinites from every corner of the state still face when it comes to the affordability of health care. The report

La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) reconoció a Nueva York como el mejor equipo de defensa estatal del país, en honor a su excepcional labor de defensa de políticas públicas de lucha contra el cáncer.

La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) reconoció a Nueva York como el mejor equipo de defensa estatal del país, en honor a su excepcional labor de defensa de políticas públicas de lucha contra el cáncer.