Bipartisan 21st Century Cures legislation being considered by Congress includes $4.77 billion over ten years for the National Institutes of Health, including funding for the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The House is expected to vote on the bill Wednesday with the Senate taking up an identical measure soon after.
Bismarck, ND - Daphne Hall is an ovarian cancer survivor and will be sharing her story as part of the annual Purses and Pearls event in Bismarck, ND, to benefit the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it will not release final guidance on oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that are used for making critical diagnostic and treatment decisions made by patients and their health care providers.
Congress has an historic opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of American cancer patients, survivors and their families during the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress.
More than 100 countries worldwide now require pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages, according to a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society.
Two reports released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) illustrate the benefits of strong tobacco control policies in reducing the adult smoking rate and number of tobacco-related cancer deaths in the United States.
Big Tobacco's Dirty Money and Misleading Measure 4 Ads Deceive Voters: North Dakota Children and Veterans Become Real Losers
“California voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack.
Today the National Cancer Moonshot Task Force and Vice President Biden released recommendations aimed at accelerating progress in cancer in the next five years.
Eight public health and medical groups, and several individual pediatricians, today filed suit in federal court in Boston to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law.