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May 17, 2010

Washington, D.C. – May 17, 2010 – “The cancer community applauds President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Harold Varmus as director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Varmus’ scientific leadership and experience would be an enormous asset for our national cancer research program. His background as director at the National

May 13, 2010

Washington, D.C. – May 13, 2010 – “The South Carolina state legislature today took a major step to save lives and protect public health by overriding Governor Mark Sanford’s May 11 veto and passing a 50-cent tobacco tax increase. South Carolina has long held the rank of the lowest cigarette

May 12, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 12, 2010 – Members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services are scheduled to hear public testimony today on the need for increased and sustained funding of medical research. Wanda Burns, a nurse from Niles, Ohio and an American Cancer Society

May 11, 2010
Vermont

Public Service Announcement on Healthcare Reform is running during the Month of May. Click on this link and choose Healthcare Reform to view the video.

May 5, 2010
New York

David A. Paterson Governor State of New York State Capitol Albany, N.Y. 12224 Dear Gov. Paterson: The American Cancer Society believes that overweight and obesity contribute to 14 to 20 percent of all cancer-related deaths in the United States. This ranks second only to tobacco as a risk for cancer

May 5, 2010
New York

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Governor’s Tobacco Use Prevention Budget: A Public Health Jackpot for New York Tobacco kills nearly 25,000 New Yorkers every year and cause over $8 billion dollars per year in health-care costs, of which $5.4 billion dollars is paid by Medicaid. If their price

May 5, 2010

WASHINGTON – May 5, 2010 – As the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) prepares to hold a hearing today on national medical research priorities, families affected by cancer are calling on their elected officials to sustain the current level of support for medical research so

May 4, 2010

Washington, D.C. – May 4, 2010 – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program today celebrates 10 years of supporting communities in the fight against racial and ethnic health disparities. Currently, 40 communities nationwide participate in the program, which aims to

May 3, 2010
Maine

Cancer Research Is Our Future George Blough received the worst news she could hear in 1990 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Thankfully she had a team of great doctors and a treatment program