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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 13, 2007 -- In an effort to urge Congress to put children’s health ahead of the tobacco industry’s bottom line, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) this week is sponsoring ads across the country asking Congress to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products. ACS CAN, the sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, is sponsoring print advertising on FDA regulation of tobacco in seven targeted states during the August recess. The ...

... law has several provisions that help prevent individuals and families from experiencing gaps in their health insurance coverage.  Coverage gaps can delay necessary care, which is particularly detrimental to cancer patients and survivors.  Preventing gaps in coverage is a crucial patient ... Do People Experience Gaps in Coverage? Individuals experience gaps in health insurance coverage that range anywhere from a few months to years of being uninsured.  These gaps happen for a variety of reasons: job transitions and gaps in employment; self-employment; employment in temporary, seasonal or other jobs that do not provide health ...

... make our voices heard as we raise awareness about the need to make the fight to defeat cancer an international priority. Continuing the success of last year's campaign , the theme of this year's World Cancer Day is once again dispelling myths and misconceptions related to cancer. Therefore, ... according to the FDA, 10 million youth ages 12-17 are open to smoking or have already experimented with it. Beginning Feb. 11, the FDA's Real Cost campaign is designed to target these 10 million at-risk youth and educate them about the dangers of tobacco use and to encourage them to be ... the most effective ways to fight back against an unscrupulous and unrelenting industry whose mission is to hook youth as early as possible. ACS CAN fought hard for the FDA's authority to regulate tobacco products, and we're pleased to see that the agency is exercising that authority for ...

... and VPs), Corporate Center Functional Leaders, Community Engagement and Partner Relationships Senior Directors, All Health Systems Staff, ACS CAN Field Staff and ACS CAN National Staff.   Midtem Election Update Election Outcomes Last week, elections for several federal, state, and local ... picked up 8 seats for a 53-46 majority. They are favored to win in Louisiana and could end up with a 54-46 seat majority. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans picked up an estimated 15 seats. If current margins hold, Republicans will head into the 114th Congress with at ... House and Senate committees crafted bills in the 113th Congress to eliminate the SGR, but failed to agree on a way to offset the $138 billion cost of the fix. The current fix expires on March 31, 2015. The doc fix is the legislative vehicle in which ACS CAN is working to tie legislation ...