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The deluge of text messages of support never stops. From messages like "Go get 'em" to "U R Heroes", the setiment has been felt here in DC.ξ Click the Read More link below to see the newest messages. We need to better healthcare for our cancer patients!! This has to

As of this post Phyllis Miller, one of the Surviving the System lobby day advocates, has her picture featured on the homepage of Roll Call (UPDATE: Page is no longer live, use this link to view ) Note: Comments for this post have been archived

Representatives of the American Cancer Society participated in a press event in Albany on Monday morning calling for new laws to help combat obesity rates in New York. Below is a statement, just released, by Donald Distasio, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey.

What an amazing whirlwind of a day today! Our patient advocates and their caregivers successfully made it to Washington for ACS CAN's "Surviving the System" Lobby Day, each with his or her own personal story of how theyŠ—Ève fallen through the cracks of the current health insurance system. Today's Lobby

ACS CAN staff has been preparing for weeks to get ready for some very special visitors who are coming to our nation's capital to tell their stories on their struggles in dealing with our current health care system. Volunteers flew in from across the country and ACS CAN staffers greeted

One of the patients traveling to the "Surviving the System" lobby day is Roseanne Nabhan from Indiana. Doctors diagnosed Roseanne Nabhan with a 10-centimeter sarcoma in June 2007. Roseanne completed 28 radiation treatments to reduce the size of the sarcoma and later had a lumpectomy. She is now in remission.

Week Ending May 16th This week was one of the most important in the health care reform debate, with the president using his bully pulpit several times to promote the issue. On Monday, May 11, he met with executives from organizations representing health insurers, drug companies, hospitals, doctors, medical device