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GuamŠ—Ès governor signed a bill increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00, joining Connecticut and Rhode Island as the only states with a tax of $3.00 or more. Part of the money generated by the tax will be spent on tobacco control and other public health programs.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas(CPRIT) announced its first round of cancer research grants. CPRIT's mission is to expedite innovation and commercialization in the area of cancer research and to enhance access to evidence-based prevention programs and services throughout Texas. ACS CAN volunteers led the legislative and ballot

On his final day in office, New Jersey Governor Corzine signed a menu-labeling law requiring calorie counts to be listed on the menus of most fast-food and other chain restaurants. New Jersey is only the fourth state in the country to take this giant step in the fight against obesity.

North Carolina's new 100% smoke-free restaurant and bar law went into effect on January 2, 2010.

Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, which included great strides in the fight to fund cancer research and prevention programs. Passage of this legislation will ensure that lifesaving cancer research will continue to support the development of new tools for early detection and cancer fighting treatments that are still in the early stages.

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm today signed legislation into law making almost all workplaces in the state, including all restaurants and bars, smoke-free. The new law, which was passed by the Michigan legislature Dec.10, will go into effect on May 1, 2010. The smoke-free law will apply to all bars, restaurants

ALBANY, N.Y.: As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network. In the unofficial survey of programs for

Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health at its hearing focused on a set of new recommendations on early detection of breast cancer by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Brawley's testimony

On Friday, ACS CAN let its voice be heard raising the issue of an alarming loophole included in the Senate version of the health care reform legislation. Specific language would limit annual caps on benefits for patients of chronic disease such as cancer who are struggling with the high cost