WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 25, 2014 -- Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the final menu labeling and vending machine labeling rules issued today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Heart Association, and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, in cooperation with Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), held a roundtable discussion on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).
The American Cancer Society announced today that Rosemarie Rosie Henson, senior advisor to the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will join the Society as senior vice president for prevention and early detection, effective January 2015.
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 13, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's release today of data from its annual National Youth Tobacco Survey:
In a friend-of-the-court brief filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the case of Halbig v. Burwell, leading groups fighting chronic disease argue that Congress intended for eligible consumers to receive tax credits that make health coverage purchased in either federal or state-run marketplaces more affordable.
The following statement comes from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, in reaction to the news that Reynolds American Inc., the maker of Camel cigarettes, will no longer permit smoking in its offices, conference rooms and elevators.
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 18, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in reaction to Senate passage of the Sunscreen Innovation Act.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pleased to announce the addition of Dan Glickman, the former the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, nine-term congressman and current executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, to its Board of Directors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 15, 2014 More than 600 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district are on Capitol Hill this week to ask their members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority.
When CVS Health announced its plans earlier this year to halt the sale of tobacco products in its stores, it swiftly fortified its commitment to the health and wellness of its customers and the communities it serves and definitively acknowledged, in no uncertain terms, that fighting cancer is goo