Press Room

Statement from American Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer Otis W. Brawley

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 13, 2011 -- The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a proposal to repeal the new Prevention and Public Health Fund, which is making an unprecedented investment in proven prevention programs in communities nationwide.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is urging senators to vote for an amendment offered by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) that would require research into the impact of a proposal to fix a flawed small business reporting requirement on low- and middle-income families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 25, 2011 – A Government Accountability Office report made public today analyzes alternatives to the requirement in the Affordable Care Act that most people purchase health insurance. Although the report, which was prepared at the request of Sen.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2011 – One year after the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, went into effect, key provisions are improving the health care system for those with cancer or who are at risk for developing the disease.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) together with the American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association sent a letter to senators today urging them to vote against the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act that would effectively work to fix a flawed small business reporting requirement on the backs of middle-income families.

Washington, D.C.— A coalition of some of the nation's most trusted organizations representing consumers, patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals and pharmacists today launched a new comprehensive online resource to give Americans easy-to-understand information about the health care law so they ca

Statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN):

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 9, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the allotment of $750 million for fiscal year 2011 for prevention programs that are critical to the fight against cancer.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is encouraging people with cancer and others impacted by the disease to call on lawmakers to vote against a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which includes important patient protections that are providing families with greater access to quality, affordable care.