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The American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) today took a major step in its landmark effort to build a nationwide cancer movement, unveiling its 2007 federal legislative agenda to elevate the cancer fight to the top of the nation’s priority list and announcing the appointment of Daniel E. Smith as its President.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 13, 2006 -- The year 2006 has been marked by enormous progress in the effort to protect the public from the deadly effects of secondhand smoke. Three states have fully enacted comprehensive smoke-free laws this year, bringing the number of smoke-free states to 18. In addition,

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 1, 2006 -- The District of Columbia’s smoke-free workplaces law takes full effect Jan. 2, 2007, when workplaces, restaurants and bars will be clear of toxic secondhand smoke and District workers and patrons will be granted the right to breathe smokefree air. Print advertisements touting the

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 8, 2006 -- Voters in states across the country approved ballot initiatives yesterday that will decrease smoking rates and protect Americans from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) and other public health groups worked to pass

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nov. 1, 2006 -- The tobacco industry is spending upwards of $100 million this election season to oppose ballot initiatives in several states that would protect the public from the deadly effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. The initiatives, in states from California to Florida, would

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sept. 28, 2006 -- On the heels of an historic advocacy event in Washington last week that brought 10,000 advocates to Capitol Hill and involved meetings with nearly every Congressional office, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) is launching its Campaign Against CancerTM electoral

WASHINGTON — September 27, 2006 — The American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM(ACS CAN), the sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, today lauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s approval of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The legislation, H.R. 5472, will now go

Ten Thousand Americans Unite to Urge Congress to Boost Government Investment in Cancer Research and Programs Survivors from all 50 States Visit Nation’s Capital for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s Celebration on the Hill 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 20, 2006 – Nearly 10,000 cancer patients, survivors and their

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) the non-profit, non-partisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, today escalated its push for the United States to ratify a landmark global public health treaty with a new print advertisement that urges public advocacy in support of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).