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Ohioan Channels Grief Over Wife’s Cancer into a Lifelong Advocacy Mission

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) announces two new members alongside newly-elected leadership officers to the Board of Directors for 2026.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Jessica Gilbertson, a longtime community advocate and organizer, has joined the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) as government relations director for North Dakota and South Dakota. The Bismarck native, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, will lead ACS CAN’s efforts to

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) appointed a new member from Puerto Rico to its Board of Directors. The Board provides leadership and guidance for ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, which supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

La Red de Acción contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana del Cáncer (ACS CAN) nombró a un nuevo miembro de Puerto Rico para su Junta Directiva. La Junta proporciona liderazgo y asesoramiento a ACS CAN, la filial de la Sociedad Americana del Cancer que aboga a favor de políticas públicas y soluciones legislativas basadas en evidencia, para poner fin al cáncer tal como lo conocemos, para todos.

BOISE, Idaho –– The Idaho Senate today took another damaging step toward stripping health care coverage from tens of thousands of Idahoans by passing House Bill 913, placing additional government red tape on federally mandated work-reporting requirements. The vote is another in a long series of legislative actions taken against

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, unanimously passed a local smoke-free ordinance that took effect today. The ordinance protects workers and residents from the dangers of secondhand smoke by prohibiting smoking in enclosed workplaces and other public spaces.

PROVIDENCE —March 26, 2026— Later today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers will rally at the Rhode Island State House, advocating for legislative proposals that aim to address the needs of patients across the cancer continuum. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS

Cancer survivors and caregivers urge lawmakers to support legislation that will increase access to precision medicine through biomarker testing.