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Capitol Hill was painted blue on Tuesday as more than 600 advocates from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district met with their members of Congress to urge sustained funding for cancer research and prevention and early detection programs. Volunteers dressed in blue ACS CAN polo shirts participated in

The end of summer brought a great string of success for helping ensure that all Americans get to work in smoke-free environments. 8/3/10 In South Carolina, the towns of Chapin and Chesnee passed comprehensive smoke-free laws, bringing to 37 the total number of ordinances passed in South Carolina, including

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district are meeting with their lawmakers today to discuss the need for sustained funding for cancer research and programs. Dressed in blue ACS CAN polo shirts, advocates will spend today discussing the

The media is buzzing today with stories about the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and how consumers, insurers and lawmakers are reacting. But, as key provisions that will directly benefit cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones start to take effect today, the best evidence of the effects

Strong protections for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones take affect today, six months after the signing of the Affordable Care Act into law. These critical provisions are helping to transform our current Š—…sick care' system into one that focuses on people getting and staying well. Here are the

The Kaiser Family Foundation boils down the new health law in an easy-to-understand cartoon video. The 9-minute spot explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in the future.

Celebrate with a purpose, instead of asking for gifts for your birthday, ask people to donate to ACS CAN. Set up your own ICAN page . ItŠ—Ès easy and with just one email you can encourage people to support you in your

Today, representatives from ACS CAN and ACS will be on the phone with radio personalities across the country discussing the 20th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). National spokespeople, Elizabeth T.H. Fontham, M.P.H., Dr.P.H., immediate past president of

ACS and ACS CAN, along with other health partners, filed a friend of the court brief in the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to help uphold critical tobacco control advertising restrictions contained in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). Our brief argues that the court