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For the entire month of July, every inch of ad space in the Capitol South Metro, a prominent Metro station nearest to the U.S. Capitol building is dominated by ACS CANŠ—Ès Š—“Action: NOW Not LaterŠ— ads. Š—“Station DominationŠ— is a new, edgy component to ACS CANŠ—Ès ongoing advertising campaign around

Congress has finished with the budget for the next fiscal year. With all this talk of new programs, initiatives and funding, we want to give you an insider's view on what this new budget will mean for funding the cancer research and programs you care about.

As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN has issued a call to action to advance legislation that transforms the current Š—“sick careŠ— system to one that is more patient-centered to better address prevention, access to care, and quality of life. As ACS CAN staff,

There is no doubt that most patients and their loved ones want to be able to live well with their cancer Š—– whether that life lasts weeks, months, or years. Palliative care is the medical specialty that can help. It focuses on improving quality of life for patients with serious

As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN recently celebrated a quality of life victory for patients and survivors when Congressional leaders unanimously passed the National Pain Care Policy Act as an amendment to the health care reform bill pending in the Senate

Dr. Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer Society recently posted his thoughts about President Obama's recent health care reform Q&A session which aired on ABC News.

Cancer is not partisan. It isnŠ—Èt blind to race, gender or economic background. Virtually all Americans are somehow touched by cancer, and sadly those affected are acutely familiar with the problems in the current health care system. The health care reform debate that is currently gaining momentum in Washington is

Today marks a major victory for public health! After a decade long fight, a bill that would grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco products is finally being signed into law today by President Barack Obama. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act will ban the production of candy- and

While the merits of comprehensive health care reform legislation are debated in the halls of Congress, ACS CAN urges lawmakers to keep patients' needs top of mind. That means including measures that improve communication between health professional and patients -- ensuring that cancer patients and care givers are involved in