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For the entire month of July, every inch of ad space in the Capitol South Metro, a prominent Metro station nearest to the U.S. Capitol building is dominated by ACS CANŠ—Ès Š—“Action: NOW Not LaterŠ— ads. Š—“Station DominationŠ— is a new, edgy component to ACS CANŠ—Ès ongoing advertising campaign around

Congress has finished with the budget for the next fiscal year. With all this talk of new programs, initiatives and funding, we want to give you an insider's view on what this new budget will mean for funding the cancer research and programs you care about.

Ambassadors Meet with Congressman John Tierney June 30, 2009 On Tuesday, June 30 ACS CAN volunteers (from left) Val Deland, Carol Clark, Kirsten Paragona, Michael Belkin, and Society staffer Katie King met with Congressman John Tierney to present him with almost 1,000 “Linking Together for Health Care” bracelets signed by

Maine Closed Loophole, Strengthened Smoke-free Laws Maine approved legislation to strengthen their statewide smoke-free laws by eliminating the loophole that allowed certain workplace exemptions. Maine will have 100% comprehensive smoke-free policy when the new law goes into effect on September 8th.

As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN has issued a call to action to advance legislation that transforms the current Š—“sick careŠ— system to one that is more patient-centered to better address prevention, access to care, and quality of life. As ACS CAN staff,

Survivors and ACS CAN advocates, Paul Richards and Ryann Bresnahan (far left), met with Anne Thompson (middle), NBC News' Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent at the 2009 7News Partners Healthcare Health & Fitness Expo in Boston.

There is no doubt that most patients and their loved ones want to be able to live well with their cancer Š—– whether that life lasts weeks, months, or years. Palliative care is the medical specialty that can help. It focuses on improving quality of life for patients with serious