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WASHINGTON (March 9, 2015) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced an unprecedented joint effort to save more lives from cancer by boosting the nation's investment in groundbreaking cancer research. The launch of the One Degree campaign brings together Hollywood celebrities and grassroots advocates nationwide to ask Congress to increase medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health by $6 billion over two years, including $1 billion for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute. Federal funding for medical ...

The U.S. Senate began its consideration of the budget bill that passed the U.S. House last month, which the Senate is set to begin voting on imminently. The Senate vote will be quickly ... makes it more difficult and expensive to obtain and keep health insurance coverage. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN):  “History will be made with this vote. Congress has one last chance to stop this unprecedented attack on access to health care for ...

Washington, DC – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched a new advertising campaign this week highlighting its strong support for the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage ... Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Oregon through late October. The campaign is viewable here . The ads underscore the importance of early detection in the fight against cancer, visualizing through an animation how an early diagnosis can be the difference between life and ... caught at an earlier stage when the cancer is easier and less costly to treat, patients are more likely to survive. ACS CAN is urging members of Congress to cosponsor the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act as it would establish a Medicare benefit category for ...

JACKSON, MS – February 4, 2021 – As lawmakers continually look to address the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to significantly increase Mississippi’s dangerously low tobacco taxes (40th cigarette tax in the nation) has ... heightened awareness on the important role public health plays in Mississippians’ ability to live a full and healthy life, free from the ills of tobacco use. “With annual health expenditures in directly caused by smoking totaling $1.23 billion, increasing the cigarette tax by $1.50 per ... declines. In just 5 years, the state would save $1.81 million in Medicaid costs,” shared American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Mississippi Government Relations Director Kimberly Hughes. Research shows that enacting a large tobacco tax increase is one of the most ...