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... the least, filled with last minute surprises, pension reform, and a tax bill with changes going until the very last day.  Despite a multitude of distractions, ACS CAN volunteers made their voices known.  While cancer was not made the state priority that it should be this year, and we must make sure our ... funding.  When the governor’s proposed budget came out in January, it eliminated all prior cancer control funds.  Thankfully, and because of our incredible volunteers, the majority of that funding was reinstated – with some increases!    The final two-year budget included: $1 ...

... in a bill-signing ceremony for Virginia’s Palliative Care Information and Resources Bill.  This legislation requires the Virginia Department of Health to use their website to make information and resources on palliative care available to the public, health care professionals and health ... The bill is scheduled to go into effect on July 1.    Palliative care is a fast-growing medical specialty that improves a patient’s quality of life by focusing on relief from pain, stress and other symptoms of a serious illness like cancer.   “This bill is designed to remove one the ... to patients receiving palliative care,” said Gov. McAuliffe, “By eliminating confusion among patients and health care professionals, we can build a common and comprehensive understanding of how palliative care can improve quality of life for patients suffering from cancer and other ...

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Idaho didn’t measure up to any of the policy recommendations in the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “This 16th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. One critical area where voters have ...

... from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque joined the cancer advocates making tracks to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol.  The government students learned from the ACS CAN volunteers how to advocate for a good cause—cancer ... youth. American Cancer Society (Society) statistics show cancer has risen to become the #1 killer in New Mexico.  Knowing nearly 30 percent of all cancers are linked tobacco use, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN, urged lawmakers at its annual Cancer Awareness Day at the ... “An increase in the tobacco tax is long overdue, especially since New Mexico’s current tax creates a loophole for the growing number of ways tobacco is being marketed to young people to get them hooked,” said New Mexican Kathleen McVicker, a longtime volunteer for ACS CAN and ...