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August 5, 2025
Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has placed five new billboards in the Chattanooga area to catch Congress’s attention ahead of crucial votes coming up in Washington, D.C. ACS CAN is calling on Congress to provide robust funding for the National Institutes of Health

July 31, 2025
National

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations considered and approved its draft FY26 appropriations bill that includes increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and increases for federal cancer research funding at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

July 30, 2025
Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – July 29, 2025 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has placed two new billboards in Alabama to catch Congress’s attention ahead of crucial votes coming up in Washington, D.C. While federal funding is in jeopardy and progress is at stake, ACS CAN is

July 29, 2025
National

Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Susan Monarez, PhD, as the next Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

July 28, 2025
California

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 703 into law, giving California taxpayers the option to voluntarily donate a portion of their state tax return to support childhood cancer research starting January 2026.

July 28, 2025
California

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 703 into law, giving California taxpayers the option to voluntarily donate a portion of their state tax return to support childhood cancer research starting January 2026.

July 24, 2025

ACS CAN joined an amicus brief filed in late July supporting the lawsuit California et al v. Kennedy by 21 states to invalidate the Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule finalized in June by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare &

July 22, 2025

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today announced Shane Jacobson as their chief executive officer, effective August 12, 2025. He steps into the role following Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick who served as interim

July 22, 2025

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today announced Shane Jacobson as their chief executive officer, effective August 12, 2025. He steps into the role following Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick who served as interim