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... 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 ...

...                            GREEN Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Funding              GREEN Access to Palliative Care                                                RED Pain Policy                                     ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... prevent half of all colorectal cancer deaths.  The last thing we should be doing is making it more expensive or difficult for people to get the care they need. As a survivor, I’m dedicated to making sure I do everything I can to maintain my own health and making sure others have the ability to be healthy too.  Congress isn’t known for its speed, but in this case, they should race to ...

... death and suffering from cancer. ACS CAN and its volunteers encourage candidates and lawmakers to fund research and provide access to quality health care, prevention, early detection and treatment so we can all fight back. Advocacy was first incorporated into Relay For Life in 2002. In the years ...