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Join us as we work to reach more eligible women through the Missouri Department of Health's Show Me Healthy Women program. Learn how you can help us reach more women by visiting our campaigns page . Hear about the life-saving impact of this program from two Missouri

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Missouri Basketball Coaches, Cancer Advocates to Sport Suits and Sneakers at State Capitol to Score Big in Fight Against Cancer Jefferson City, Mo. – February 27, 2015 – Cancer patients, survivors and advocates from throughout Missouri will join Columbia College and Lincoln University basketball coaches at the Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – December 26, 2014 – A new law to ensure Missouri cancer patients have access to the most effective cancer treatments takes effect on January 1, 2015. The new oral chemotherapy law will bring insurance coverage to both forms of chemotherapy – intravenous (IV) and pill (oral)

National Report: Missouri Ranks 50th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco States Challenged to Join Florida in Reducing Youth Smoking to Record Low Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2014) – Missouri ranks 50th in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit,

Cancer Survivors Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Missouri to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Legislation JEFFERSON CITY, MO – November 20, 2014 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on

States Measured by Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to Care and Cancer Prevention JEFFERSON CITY, MO – August 21, 2014 – Missouri is falling short when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds Governor Jay Nixon’s decision to veto legislation which would exempt electronic cigarettes from Missouri’s tobacco laws. Stacy Reliford, Missouri government relations director for ACS CAN, released the following statement in reaction to the veto:

Governor Nixon Signs Legislation Benefiting Cancer Patients in Missouri ACS CAN Volunteers & Advocates Applaud Efforts KANSAS CITY, MO – March 19, 2014 Surrounded by volunteers, advocates, cancer patients and caregivers at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Kansas City, Governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill