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One Year Later: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act

March 22, 2011
National

One year ago the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Many provisions have begun to take affect and are already helping cancer patients and their loved ones. This week we launched a new tool to help you better understand how the law impacts you. Think you already know all

One Year Later, Provisions in Affordable Care Act Are Helping Cancer Patients and Their Families

March 22, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2011 – One year after the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, went into effect, key provisions are improving the health care system for those with cancer or who are at risk for developing the disease. Cancer patients and their families are benefitting

3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 18, 2011
Maine

In Congress Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year

3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 18, 2011
Massachusetts

In Congress Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year

Help Us Save NY's Tobacco Control Program

March 18, 2011
New York

By Donald Distasio Chief Executive Officer, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ Few services are as central to our mission as the Tobacco Control Program! The New York State Tobacco Control Program saves lives. In every corner of the state, this program is working in local communities to

Letter to Gov. Cuomo on TCP

March 18, 2011
New York

The following is the text of a letter from Donald Distasio, American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey Chief Executive Officer, to Governor Andrew Cuomo. The letter was hand-delivered on March 18, 2011. A PDF version of this letter is available here [pdf

3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 18, 2011
Vermont

In Congress Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year

FDA Advisory Committee Concludes Removal of Menthol Cigarettes Would Benefit Public Health

March 18, 2011

Statement of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, DC (March 18, 2011) – Finding that the availability of menthol cigarettes increases the number of children and African Americans who smoke, the Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Products Scientific

Open Letter to Speaker Silver on TCP

March 16, 2011
New York

You can also get a PDF version of this letter [PDF 19kb] From: American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Lung Association in New York Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids To: Honorable Sheldon Silver, Speaker New York State Assembly Albany, New York 12248 March 15,