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November 5, 2018
Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Nov. 5, 2018 – Nearly 11,000 Utahns will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Cancer remains a critical health problem and almost everyone is at risk for developing cancer, but the burden of cancer is not equal. Many of the disparities in cancer result from lack

October 31, 2018
New Mexico

Twenty-four candidates have taken the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) up on its challenge to “just say no” to Big Tobacco campaign money.

October 31, 2018
Minnesota

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers fanned out in Woodbury on Monday, October 29, to share their nonpartisan voter guide with residents. The voter guide publishes the responses of both major party candidates for governor on important policy issues related to cancer treatment and prevention. Four volunteers handed out

October 31, 2018
Minnesota

It’s so difficult to know where political candidates stand on the important issues. An organization I volunteer for, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, is trying to fix that, at least when it comes to understanding how our candidates would approach the issues that decide how Minnesota will experience cancer in the future.

October 31, 2018
Colorado

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host its annual policy summit on Thursday, November 1. This year's event addresses Colorado's youth e-cigarette epidemic and what the state must do to protect youth from Big Tobacco.

October 26, 2018
Maryland

ACS CAN Position on raising the minimum state sales age for tobacco products to 21 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports raising the minimum age for sale of all tobacco products to age 21 with strong retailer compliance and active enforcement as part of its

October 26, 2018
National

A District Court judge is expected to hear oral arguments in Washington, D.C., from groups challenging a rule implementing changes to short-term insurance plans. The hearing will allow plaintiffs to explain the devastating impact patients could face if bare-bones plans are permitted to be sold for up to 36 months.

October 26, 2018
West Virginia

Re: The Hancock County Board of Health amends the county’s Clean Air Regulation of 2014 The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free West Virginia is shocked and extremely disappointed at the decision of Hancock County Board of Health to amend its Clean Air Regulation to now allow smoking at casinos and

October 25, 2018
California

SACRAMENTO, CA – Candidates’ support for cancer-fighting policies such as access to adequate and affordable health care is critically important to many Californians. As part of its Cancer Votes program, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is contacting Congressional candidates across the country in a nationwide