The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Alliance to Prevent the Abuse of Medicines (Alliance), are bringing together patients, advocates, health care professionals and industry experts for an open discussion on the importance of preserving patient access to pain medications when appropriate as policy makers work to adopt new policies to deter opioid abuse and misuse.
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 9, 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showing youth cigarette use has declined to 10.8 percent, a historic low.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education marked up its FY 2017 spending bill today including a $2 billion increase for medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $216 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 23, 2016 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the introduction of the STOP Pain Act (H.R. 5249) bipartisan legislation that would work to expand research on chronic pain at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 20, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released the final regulation to update the Nutrition Facts label that appears on most food packages.
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WASHINGTON, DC May 18, 2016 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released a report today assessing the economic impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and investment agreement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 18, 2016 The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee today passed a bill to reauthorize child school meal and nutrition programs and included language to undercut access to healthy foods for millions of children.
Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join more than 200 childhood cancer patients, survivors and their families on Capitol Hill today to ask Congress to support initiatives that would improve research, treatment, and outcomes for children with cancer.
The U.S. Senate today rejected an amendment to the combined Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2017 that threatened to eliminate dollars for the Prevention and Public Health Fund (the Prevention Fund). Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ACS CAN applauds the Senate for preserving funding.