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April 2, 2009
National

"It's not necessarily not having insurance Š—” it's not having adequate insurance."ξSo saysξJohn Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society in a newξstory published by NPR's Morning Edition. Read the full story or listen to the audio report here.

March 24, 2009
National

FDA regulation of tobacco products is a top priority for ACS CAN. Now that Congress is back in session, this legislation could be reintroduced soon and would then come up for a vote. We will be working hard to get Congress to quickly pass legislation that will grant the Food

March 24, 2009
National

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case that could bring Big Tobacco to justice for fraudulent advertising and labeling practices that for decades have deceived the public about the dangers of smoking and caused millions of Americans to lose their lives.

March 16, 2009
National

ACS CAN recently released a new report, Cancer and Medicare: A Chartbook . This new resource highlights Medicare information through charts to provide an overview of cancer among the elderly. The chartbook shows how many elderly are getting cancer and dying from the disease, how many are using cancer screening

March 12, 2009
National

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

March 12, 2009
National

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

March 11, 2009
National

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.

March 5, 2009
National

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

March 5, 2009
National

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,