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12 de Octubre de 2017
Montana

I met with Representative Gianforte and explained that each dollar Congress puts toward cancer research offers hope to the lives of so many. New breakthroughs in treatment and prevention won’t sit idle in labs across the country, instead, they will be delivered to those who need it the most.

12 de Octubre de 2017
Maryland

The ACS CAN Policy Forum on Access to Health Care was held on October 12th at the Universith of Maryland Medical Center and brought together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its

11 de Octubre de 2017
Nevada

Reno, NV. – October 10, 2017 — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Currently, the average risk a woman developing breast cancer in her lifetime is about 12 percent. This means there is a 1 in 8 chance she will develop breast cancer. In Nevada, about 2,000 new cases of

10 de Octubre de 2017
New Jersey

Both candidates for governor of New Jersey have publicly stated their positions on how, if elected, they would work to make cancer a policy priority.

4 de Octubre de 2017
Nacional

More than 11 years after a federal court first ordered them to do so, the major U.S. tobacco companies must begin publishing “corrective statement” advertisements next month telling the American people the truth about their deadly and addictive products, if the court accepts an agreement filed late Monday.

2 de Octubre de 2017
Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG - The following statement can be attributed to Diane Phillips, director of government relations in Pennsylvania for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “As lawmakers continue to debate the state’s budget and filling the budget deficit by expanding gambling, ACS CAN urges them to also make

27 de Septiembre de 2017
Kentucky

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and 26 other leading health organizations are offering support to those Kentuckians looking to quit tobacco as part of the first-ever Kick It, Kentucky! week.

27 de Septiembre de 2017
Colorado

The Aspen City Council referred a tobacco tax measure, ballot issue 2B, to the November 2017 ballot. Ballot Issue 2B seeks to establish a $3.00 per pack cigarette tax in Aspen, including a ten cent per pack, per year, increase for the next ten years to take the total

26 de Septiembre de 2017
Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, PA – September 26, 2017 – A new poll released today by the Breathe Free Pennsylvania Coalition shows Pennsylvanian voters overwhelmingly support closing loopholes in the current Clean Indoor Air Act. Five leading health organizations are calling on lawmakers to protect all Pennsylvania workers from being exposed to