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... levels could threaten our progress against the disease Americans fear most. His proposal includes $28.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and $4.8 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), funding levels that would mean a sixth straight year of flat funding for medical research. With the costs of research rising nearly 4 percent annually, stagnant funding forces dangerous cutbacks in ... is also threatened by the broken health care system. Recent studies from the American Cancer Society, the sister charitable organization of ACS CAN,  show that people without health insurance are more likely than those with insurance to be diagnosed with cancer at its more serious stages, ...

... are still making a killing off New Yorkers.  While we have made substantial progress, the fact remains that smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death in New York.  In 2022, about 49 million adults (20%) used a commercial tobacco product. Current smoking and use of other combustible tobacco products is especially high among persons with lower socioeconomic status, those who live in rural areas, bisexual ... in 2025 with smoking accounting for almost 500 cancer deaths each day in 2025, mostly from lung cancer. Smoking not only causes cancer. It can damage nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs, heart, blood vessels, reproductive organs, mouth, skin, eyes, and bones. We can ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers will head to Capitol Hill today with over 100 other cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, physicians and researchers representing ... federal investment in cancer research and urge lawmakers to make fighting cancer a top national priority. These advocates are uniting as part of the 19 th annual One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) lobby day to ask their legislators to fund cancer research at the National Cancer Institute ... begun to reverse course after years of flat or reduced funding, funding is still far below where it should be when accounting for the increased cost of doing research. Congress should seize this important opportunity to fully get cancer progress back on track.” More than 1.7 million ...

... American Cancer Society's 48th annual Great American Smokeout ® by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to limit the toll of tobacco in New York. The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who use tobacco to create a plan to quit. In New York, tobacco use is still ... alone. Although these hazards are well established, around 10% of adults in New York still smoke. These products are highly addictive, and it can be difficult for people to quit using tobacco once they have started. “The Great American Smokeout ® is not just an opportunity for people ... this year, the New York State Senate passed legislation (Senate Bill 8553-A) aiming to reduce barriers to lung cancer screening by eliminating cost-sharing requirements. The proposal received bipartisan support, and ACS CAN advocates are calling on the Assembly to take up the legislation ...