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Congress holds the purse strings to cancer research funding. ACS CAN and the American Cancer Society'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer are teaming up to urge Congress to put the ‘Power of the Purse’ behind research. Thank you to Linda Cookinghom, an ACS CAN Ambassador for speaking at the Making Strides

We don’t need an actual quiz to know that you are 100% amazing! Thank you for your continued dedication to fight back against cancer through volunteering with ACS CAN. All of us at ACSCAN California are truly honored to work with you and want to say a big

Cancer Research and Prevention Programs Despite the tough economic times, representatives and senators on the Appropriations committees showed solid support for cancer research and prevention programs before adjourning for

CANCER RESEARCH & PREVENTION PROGRAMS The federal government continues to operate under a stopgap spending measure for the 2011 fiscal year (FY 2011), with the

Cancer Research and Prevention Programs Despite the tough economic times, representatives and senators on the Appropriations committees showed solid support for cancer research and prevention programs before adjourning for

Subscribe to the Cancer CANdor blog for updates on ACS CAN activities and cancer policy issues. CANCER RESEARCH, PREVENTION & EARLY DETECTION Sequestration Across-the-board budget cuts to domestic and defense discretionary spending agreed upon in the 2011 Budget Control

Christina Wright Christina Wright has been involved with ACS CAN since 2014 and with ACS since 2008 where she has been very involved with Relay For Life. Christina lives in Flowood and works in recruitment for an advertising agency. In addition to her volunteer work with ACS CAN and

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS With negotiations over the debt limit and deficit

The dust is settling following the election as campaign rhetoric gives way to policy pronouncements. In the coming weeks, we’ll learn more details about what’s coming in Congress and in state legislatures across the country. Overall, we can expect a focus on