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September 17, 2025
National

Today, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means is expected to mark up the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842).

September 16, 2025
Indiana

Local Cancer Advocate Receives National Recognition from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)

September 15, 2025
National

As the September 30th government funding deadline nears, more than 700 cancer patients, survivors and advocates from every corner of the United States, including Washington, D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico, are heading to Capitol Hill to make their voices heard. They will ask lawmakers to prioritize cancer research and prevention programs, along with other proven cancer-fighting policies, highlighting the real-life impact these investments have on patients, families and communities nationwide.

September 10, 2025
Pennsylvania

Prostate cancer survivors, physicians and cancer advocates gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to urge swift passage of legislation that would expand access to prostate cancer screening for high-risk men. The proposals--House Bill 281 and Senate Bill 447—would remove cost-sharing requirements for those at high-risk of developing prostate cancer that currently keep too many Pennsylvanians from getting screened.

September 8, 2025

ACS CAN has joined two amicus briefs in litigation challenging the Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule finalized in June by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will result in millions of people losing health insurance coverage under the

September 8, 2025

In just a few days, nearly 750 cancer advocates will arrive in Washington, D.C. to participate in ACS CAN’s annual Leadership Summit & Lobby Day (LS&LD), a 3-day event where volunteers meet with their congressional delegation to advocate for critical cancer issues. But the event is also an all-encompassing opportunity

September 8, 2025
National

Tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the draft FY26 appropriations bill approved on September 2 nd by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. The bill includes an increase in funding for cancer research and cancer prevention and control programs.

September 4, 2025
Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan . – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has placed a new billboard in the Topeaka area to catch Congress’s attention ahead of the upcoming budget process in Washington, D.C. ACS CAN is calling on Congress to provide robust funding for the National Institutes of

August 28, 2025
Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) invites the community to join a Lights of Hope Night of Remembrance and Advocacy at Miller Park in downtown Chattanooga on Thursday, September 4, to honor lives touched by cancer and champion the