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Prevention and Early Detection

ACS CAN advocates for public policies that can prevent nearly half of all cancer deaths by ensuring access to recommended cancer screenings, protecting the public from skin cancer risk, reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke and supporting people in increasing physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and managing their weight.

Prevention and Early Detection Resources:

Breast Cancer Screening Saves Lives

July 1, 2026

El Programa NBCCEDP de los CDC

June 22, 2026

La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) insta al Congreso a financiar el Programa Nacional de Detección Temprana de Cáncer de Seno y de Cuello Uterino (NBCCEDP) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) con $265 millones de

Programa de Control del Cáncer Colorrectal de los CDC

June 22, 2026

La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) insta al Congreso a financiar el Programa de Control del Cáncer Colorrectal (CRCCP) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) con $51 millones de dólares en el año fiscal 2027.

La División de Prevención y Control del Cáncer de los CDC salva vidas

June 22, 2026

La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) insta al Congreso a aumentar el financiamiento para programas contra el cáncer de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) a un mínimo de $482.9 millones de dólares en el año fiscal 2027

El valor de los registros de cáncer para la salud pública

June 22, 2026

La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) insta al Congreso a financiar el Programa Nacional de Registros de Cáncer (NPCR) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) con $63.4 millones de dólares en el año fiscal 2027.

Inversión en el Control del Tabaco

June 22, 2026

Llamado a la acción: La Red de Acción contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) insta al Congreso a respaldar un financiamiento sostenido de $310 millones USD

Protecting Access to Preventive Care: The Role of Federal Guidelines in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Coverage

June 8, 2026

Access to lifesaving preventive services, including cancer screening, relies on federal preventive care recommendations and guidelines that determine which screenings, tests, and services health insurance plans must cover without cost sharing, including who is eligible, the age at which services

CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) Saves Lives

May 18, 2026

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Congress to increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) cancer programs to at least $482.9 million in Fiscal Year 2027.

The Value of Cancer Registries to Public Health

May 18, 2026

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on Congress to fund the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Program for Cancer Registries (NPCR) at $63.4 million in FY 2027. Established by Congress in 1992, the National Program for Cancer Registries suppo

Tobacco Control Resources:

History of the Racketeering Lawsuit Against the Tobacco Industry: Guilty of Deceiving the American Public

November 8, 2024

In 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against major tobacco manufacturers Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard, and Altria to hold the industry accountable for more than 50 years of conspiring to defraud the public in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Big Tobacco, an industry which has for decades knowingly addicted and endangered the lives of millions of Americans for their own profit, must now post the truth about their deadly products, including at the point-of-sale (POS) for approximately 220,000 tobacco retailers.

ACS CAN & Federal Tobacco Litigation - An Overview

October 25, 2024

The tobacco industry has a history of using litigation to avoid and delay laws and regulations enacted to safeguard the public. ACS CAN, with our tobacco control partners, has also relied on the courts to hold Big Tobacco accountable and to ensure the federal government is effectively implementing the Tobacco Control Act.

The Tobacco Industry is Not the Public Health Solution

February 9, 2023

Big tobacco has a history of prioritizing corporate profits over people and communities burdened by tobacco-related illness and death. For decades, the tobacco industry has lied to specific communities and the public at large saying their products are not addictive, harmful or deadly. Tobacco manufacturers continue to create and flood the market with newly designed products they market as being less harmful and alternatives to quitting – a tactic that is not new.

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Screening Resources:

Just the Facts: Breast Cancer Disparities

May 1, 2025

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S. Although there has been substantial progress in reducing breast cancer mortality in the US over the past several decades, there are persistent disparities, especially among Black women. Additionally, breast cancer incidence is increasing, with the steepest trends among young women under 50. In 2025, an estimated 316,950 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer with an additional 59,080 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in women, and 42,680 will die from the disease. 

ACS CAN Supports the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025

April 21, 2025

ACS CAN supports the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025 to accelerate progress in reducing mortality from lung cancer. 

Just the Facts: Cervical Cancer Disparities

February 21, 2024

In 2024, an estimated 13,820 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, and 4,360 will die from the disease. Cervical cancer can affect any person with a cervix and most often is caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Persistent HPV infection causes almost all cervical cancers but fortunately there is a safe and effective vaccine against HPV.

Survivor Views: Majority Less Likely to Get Recommended Screenings if Coverage is Lost

May 11, 2023

Our latest survey finds that cancer patients and survivors would be less likely to stay current with preventive care, including recommended cancer screenings, if the provision requiring these services be covered at no cost were repealed. This survey also explores the challenges of limited provider networks and the need for patient navigation.

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Healthy Eating and Active Living Resources:

Food is Medicine Initiatives to Address Cancer & Chronic Diseases

March 10, 2026

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports policies and funding that increase access to “Food is Medicine” (or food as medicine) initiatives and interventions intended to prevent, treat, or manage chronic diseases and often address food and nutrition insecurity.