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WASHINGTON – March 25, 2010 – Families affected by cancer will face fewer financial barriers to care thanks to a bill passed by the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- March 21, 2010 -- In an historic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight approved health care reform legislation that includes several provisions that would help to reduce suffering and death from cancer in this country.

WASHINGTON – March 19, 2010 – Volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) this week have delivered 56,000 signed petitions to congressional offices across the country urging lawmakers from both political parties to seize this historic opportunity and pass meaningfu

WASHINGTON – March 19, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – March 18, 2010 – Tobacco companies will continue to feel the unwelcome impact of federal regulation of their industry, as landmark U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restrictions on marketing tobacco products to children and teens were announced today.

The House of Representatives today passed the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, sending a clear message to Internet vendors of tobacco products that they cannot skirt state excise taxes simply by selling their products online and requiring them to verify the identity and age of Internet purchasers of tobacco products.

Tobacco companies will continue to feel the unwelcome impact of federal regulation of their industry, as landmark U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restrictions on marketing tobacco products to children and teens were announced today.

WASHINGTON – March 9, 2010 – Progress towards nationwide, state-mandated coverage of colon cancer screening according to accepted medical guidelines has slowed to a crawl as state legislators await the outcome of the health care reform debate at the federal level, a coalition of public health ass

Washington, D.C. – March 8, 2010 – New Mexico and Utah took major steps forward to save lives and protect children when both of the states’ legislatures voted to increase their tobacco taxes.

Reducing the number of prostate cancer cases and deaths in America and addressing the disease’s disproportionate impact on African American men requires a sustained commitment to cancer research funding, testified Otis Brawley, MD, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today.