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As America begins its recovery from the COVID pandemic, there is an important part of our health care system that remains stalled – cancer clinical trials.   When COVID struck, federally-funded clinical trials were immediately ... However, the federal grants provided to cancer researchers in 2019 or early 2020 simply didn’t account for a pandemic and the associated costs of having to shut down and then restart research. New specimens must be taken. Tests must be repeated. Additional supplies must be purchased. While ... us in asking Congress to provide funding to restart clinical trials and ensure that potentially lifesaving breakthroughs are not lost.  You can send a message to your members of Congress right now using ACS CAN’s easy action form. It takes less than a minute to do, but the impact ...

... healthcare system that better incorporates, coordinates and values quality and prevention. Collectively, these organizations represent millions of patients, survivors and families affected by four of the nation’s most prevalent chronic diseases: cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Americans at risk of developing these deadly and costly diseases can benefit tremendously from proven community interventions, clinical services, early detection and health screenings. The return on investment ... Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. “Much of the suffering and death from cancer that occurs today, along with the substantial cost we incur of treating advanced disease, could be reduced through evidence-based prevention.”   A unified focus on prevention that includes ...

... Ban on Minors - Following California's law that was passed late last year, Vermont has passed an indoor tanning ban for all minors under the age of 18.ξ This new law aligns with American Cancer Society and ACS CAN's policy standards established in March 2010.ξ This is also a great victory during May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Tobacco Control ... the tobacco companies were able to find a loophole in the tax system to create products that are more appealing to youth due to the low cost and flavoring of these products.ξ Vermont was able to secure a tobacco tax equity provision in the Misc. Tax bill which redefines little ...

... a bipartisan bill that would create a budget cap adjustment to allow for a funding increase for biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bill would boost the NIH budget by ten percent for the next two years, followed by a five percent increase in each following ... supported. We hope Rep. DeLauro's bill will prioritize cancer research, because the disease will kill an estimated 589,000 people in America and cost the economy $216 billion this year. As the largest public funder of cancer research, the federal government plays a critical role in our ... further multiplied as private industry leverages basic scientific discovery that translates into lifesaving detection tools and therapies. ACS CAN urges Members of Congress to support this important proposal and make the fight against cancer a national priority. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, ...