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ACS CAN SC will host a Lights of Hope ceremony on the north steps of the South Carolina State House on Tuesday, March 25th. The event is designed to rally advocates and legislators around the need for funding for breast, cervica, and colorectal cancer screenings.

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On January 11, 2014, the United States will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon GeneralŠ—Ès report on smoking and health. This landmark 1964 report forever changed AmericansŠ—È understanding of the deadly consequences of smoking by showing the direct link to developing lung cancer. By galvanizing the American Cancer

Now that Congress has reached a new budget deal, ACS CAN renewed its call for Congress to fully restore federal funding for cancer research. The impacts of the cuts due to sequestration are being felt throughout the research industry and are endangering the progress we continue to make in the

NYC KEEPS AIR SMOKE FREE BY INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES IN LANDMARK LAW Statement from Michele Bonan, regional director of advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on today’s passage of Intro 1210A: December 19, 2013 – New York City, NY – “As New Yorkers, we can

From the lab to the doctor's office to the patient. That is the path for nearly all life-saving cancer screenings and treatments. Oftentimes, that work in the lab begins with a grant funded by the federal government, the largest funder of cancer research and programs in the country. Who decides