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Today, ACS CAN teamed up with the NFL on Capitol Hill to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. As part of a new partnership with the NFL, known as the" Crucial Catch Campaign," representatives from the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens joined with area breast cancer survivors and advocates to urge Congress to make breast cancer screening available to all eligible women, regardless of their ability to pay.

With passage of a bill in the Senate Finance Committee, cancer patients and those impacted by cancer are one step closer to seeing meaningful health care reform. ACS CAN has worked hard to ensure that many of our key policy principles are included in this legislation. The bill that passed

The following entry was submitted by AnnMarie Morse, Michelle's mother. Life is getting back to normal after an awesome time in Washington, DC, for ACS CAN Lobby Day. It was something else to see the massive sea of ASC CAN blue shirts all around Capitol Hill. My meetings with

Many people have been surprised to see that ACS CAN has voiced concerns about provisions in some health care legislation that would allow employers to charge smokers significantly more for health insurance. Surprised?ξ After all, we are the same organization that has proudly led efforts to ban smoking in restaurants

Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee on the importance of education and awareness in the fight to defeat breast cancer. The hearing focused on legislation related to improving breast cancer early detection, research, treatment,

Voters in Haines, Alaska passed a ballot measure ratifying the comprehensive smoke-free ordinance passed by their Assembly last year. The ordinance, which includes bars and private clubs, will go into effect by January 4, 2010. In Juneau, Alaska, voters passed a ballot measure to increase the city's tobacco tax from

A report released recently shows that Americans trust the American Cancer Society (ACS CAN is the Society's advocacy affiliate) more than any other organization surveyed to recommend the right thing for health care reform. The survey conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health

ACS CAN has submitted comments on priority issues we hope the FDA will address in the coming months as it implements the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The FDA has issued a request that interested parties submit comments by December 28, 2009.ξ The request is intended to "Š—_provide

Meet Dan Brodrick. Dan lost his job about 10 years ago. Then, he and his wife, Sharon, lost their health insurance. Sharon tried to find coverage but was denied by dozens of companies because of a pre-existing condition unrelated to cancer. Later, Sharon was diagnosed with stage IV cancer of