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COLUMBIA, S.C. – “Nearly 40,000 South Carolinians will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

The New York State Senate began its wrap up of the 2026 legislative session by advancing bipartisan legislation (Senate Bill 172b) that would improve New Yorkers’ access to paid medical leave through the state’s Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) Program. Despite overwhelming support from the Assembly majority conference, the companion legislation (Assembly Bill 9571a) is not expected to be taken up before the Assembly adjourns. Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are expressing their disappointment that the Assembly may allow the effort to fail for the third year in a row.

BOISE, Idaho – June 2, 2026 – – The leadership of Sen.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released today an interim final rule on work requirement implementation in Medicaid. 

Public health organizations across Arizona are raising concerns that HB 4001, which recently passed the Arizona Senate, leaves significant gaps in protecting kids from tobacco and nicotine products like e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – May 28, 2026 – The Knoxville city council passed a smoke-free ordinance Tuesday night by a vote of 6-3. The ordinance will ensure thousands of Tennesseans can breathe clean, smoke-free air in most age-restricted venues.

After months of debate, state lawmakers have finalized New York’s state budget, opting to preserve access to biomarker testing for Medicaid enrollees. The adopted budget changed language in the historic biomarker testing law, initially passed in 2023, to clarify biomarker testing is covered when it is medically necessary. The law will retain the most important criteria used for determining when testing is to be covered, drawing praise from cancer survivors and patient advocates.  

Today, 60 organizations representing millions of cancer patients and survivors as well as the providers who care for them sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy conveying the importance of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in the fight against cancer and urging protection for the integrity of its work.

Cancer Advocates Applaud the State Legislature's Passage of Biomarker Testing Legislation, Ensuring Illinoisans Have Better Access to Personalized Care. 

ANCHORAGE,  Alaska — A last-minute amendment to Senate Bill 24, which was passed by the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, would allow smoking inside some retail cigar stores. The amendment creates an exemption to Alaska’s smoke-free workplace law, which passed in 2018.