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Megan Wessel Accepts National Staff Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Week 8 - Legislative Session Update

... Medicaid expansion alternatives still moving in each chamber. With only one week left, there is still a long way to go.  Earlier this week the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget conference chairs “bumped” unresolved issues to the higher appropriations chairs without resolution on some of the issues we care about most. Budget deliberations over the next few days will be critical in determining whether or not Florida dedicates adequate resources to ...

Floridians Join Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Nationwide to Call on Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... and prevention funding, ACS CAN volunteer advocates will also encourage lawmakers to advance legislation that addresses disparities in cancer care and supports more equitable access to cancer clinical trials through the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act (the Act). Named after ... efforts, placing Florida in the top 3 of states across the nation for fundraising. ACS CAN thanks our local sponsors of Lights of Hope, Advent Health and Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute. # # # About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is making cancer ...

Kissimmee Resident Accepts National Volunteer Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Miami Resident Accepts National Volunteer Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Florida State Lead Ambassador

... Cancer Center in Tampa.  This gift of additional time was due to the advancements made with research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, this is why I advocate. Personally, I have been married to my wonderful wife, Yamile, for almost 40 years ... It is in this process that I can positively impact the lives of others by helping to implement policies that can assist with research, access to care, and raising awareness.   What is your proudest accomplishment as an ACS CAN volunteer? There have been many great moments since I began my ...

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