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OLYMPIA, Wash. –– Volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be on hand to support House Bill 2382 on Friday as the House Finance Committee considers legislation that includes the state’s first tax increase on cigarettes in 16 years. Increasing the cigarette tax by

ATLANTA – Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will gather under the Gold Dome on Wednesday, February 4, to mark World Cancer Day and advocate for improved access to care in the Peach State. Volunteers will be in various parts of the Capitol from

PIERRE, S.D. –– The importance of South Dakotans having access to quality, affordable health care was affirmed Thursday when the House of Representatives voted against moving House Joint Resolution 5002 forward, killing the latest attempt to repeal Medicaid expansion and showing respect for the will of the voters who initiated

Cancer Advocates Lace up Their Sneakers as a Show of Support for Policies to Reduce the Toll of Tobacco on Kentuckians

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Alzheimer’s Association and the Arthritis Foundation will join together on Tuesday, February 3, to host a news conference calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would ensure appropriate coverage of biomarker testing. The news conference

JACKSON, Miss. – Dozens of cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates will come from across Mississippi to the State Capitol on Wednesday, February 4 for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) annual Cancer Action Day . They will urge state lawmakers to make cancer policy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Alzheimer’s Association and the Arthritis Foundation will join together on Tuesday, February 3, to host a news conference calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would ensure appropriate coverage of biomarker testing. Biomarker testing

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi House passed House Bill 565 Wednesday, paving the way for increased access to biomarker testing for patients across the Magnolia State. Biomarker testing is a key tool used by physicians to identify the most effective treatments for cancer and other diseases. “In

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House Insurance Committee passed multiple bills Wednesday that would increase access to crucial cancer care for Alabamians with state-regulated health insurance plans. The first two, House Bill 40 and Senate Bill 19 , would eliminate cost sharing for lifesaving prostate cancer