Cancer Action Events

2024 ACS CAN California Legislative Policy Roundtable and Awards Event The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading advocacy organization working every day to make issues facing cancer patients a national and state priority. This virtual event will...

Healthy Youth: Cancer Prevention for the Next Generation of Alaskans We are continuing our Health Equity Series focusing on Healthy Youth: Cancer Prevention for the Next Generation of Alaskans. Because cancer prevention starts in childhood, we will be exploring how public policy impacts youth...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN) will host its annual Utah Cancer Summit on September 10, 2024. This event will bring together key leaders and decisionmakers in health care, the community, government, research, and academia to discuss the burden of tobacco in Utah and potential policy solutions aimed...

Please join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for the 2024 Palliative Care Policy Forum & Breakfast on Friday, September 27th from 7:30AM to 9:00AM EST at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. This year's policy forum will showcase best practices in palliative care from a cancer perspective.

The 11th Annual Rhode Island Research Breakfast will bring together key leaders and decision makers in government, research, and academia to discuss the state of cancer research and innovation happening in Rhode Island.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society will host their annual policy forum, a premier event that brings together leaders from the business, education, government, and research communities. This year we will focus our conversation on access and insurance coverage of biomarker testing in Oregon.

The 9th Annual ACS CAN Connecticut Policy Forum will be held at the Pond House Cafe on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Participants will include diverse stakeholders in our communities – patient advocates, payors, health systems, business leaders, and lawmakers to discuss the health disparities in Connecticut and plan to bring...

Forum Focus | The Critical Role That Patient Navigators Play In Screening For And Treating Cancer The 2024 forum will explore the need to improve cancer screening rates and how innovation is changing how we screen for cancer. From blood tests that detect multiple cancers, to the growing number...