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ACS CAN today will join the Aspen Institute at a Washington, DC event to launch the Aspen Health Stewardship Coalition and call for smart and sustainable improvements to the US health care system. The coalition is part of

Momentum has been building for ACS CAN's " Winning the War on Cancer Requires Health Care Reform " Facebook cause. Hundreds of new cause members are being added daily. Help us

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the 2009 (FY09) Omnibus Appropriations ActξFebruary 25 and the U.S. Senate approved it late yesterday by voice vote. The Omnibus contains several critical cancer funding provisions thatξACS CANξfought hard to see included.

ACS CAN President Daniel Smith will participate in today's Presidential Health Care Summit . You can read updates from the summit on this blog, or get real-time updates via the ACS CAN Twitter feed

TIME magazine is running two stories about the health care crisis that prominently feature the American Cancer Society and the Health Insurance Assistance Service (HIAS), a call service for patients who have questions pertaining to health insurance. One of the stories will be on the cover of this week's issue,

CQ Article: Bill Would Provide $50 Million for Colon Cancer Screening Programs Nationwide By Anne L. Kim, CQ Staff CQ HEALTHBEAT NEWS March 2, 2009 Š—– 4:08 p.m. A bill recently introduced would direct $50 million nationwide to programs that screen for, treat and monitor colon cancer and give

With a cancer survivor, as well as various care-givers in attendance, the overwhelming feeling of the guests at tonight's ACS CAN Presidential Address Party was that the President exceeded expectations in addressing health care in his speech. Not only did he call for reform that will provide quality, affordable health

In his speech before Congress last night, President Obama could not have been more explicit in making health care a top priority for his administration. He led by reviewing the newly enacted health care provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. "Our recovery plan...will launch a new effort to

WASHINGTON Š—– February 25, 2009 Š—– "President Obama could not have been more explicit in making cancer and health care top priorities for his administration. With extraordinary resolve, the President stated his goal to conquer cancer and to cure in our lifetime a disease that kills more than 560,000 people