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We have two new smoke-free successes to announce: Evansville, IN passed a local ordinance that will make all non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants, and bars smoke-free. It goes into effect on April 1st. Chatham County, Georgia also passed a smoke-free ordinance that will cover all non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants and bars.ξ It goes

A federal district court judge in Washington, DC sided with Big Tobacco when he ruled that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could not implement its new cigarette warning labels. The new warning labels were to feature photos and drawings which depict the consequences of smoking and text, such

Congratulations to the Winnemucca Relay for Life team, Advertising Specialists, for joining the ranks of Relay teams who have earned the honor of being an ACS CAN "CAN Club" team. The team's commitment to cancer related advocacy helps ACS CAN to make sure that Nevada's state and federal elected leaders

Seattle (WA) - As Congressman Jim McDermott stepped behind the podium at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, he looked out at a room full of doctors, researchers, patients, the local business community and ACS CAN volunteers. His message was clear - funding cancer research does more than just lead

ACS CAN brought together some of the nation's leading health care experts in Washington, D.C. for a groundbreaking event to examine how to ensure that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases receive quality health care.

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000