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Arizona may ban teens from tanning beds

January 30, 2017
Arizona

Arizona could ban teens under age 18 from tanning beds if some state lawmakers and physicians get their way. Currently, parents can sign permission slips for minor children to use tanning beds. House Bill 2194, called the Skin Cancer Preventative Act of 2017, would require photo ID to prove a customer is age 18 or older.

Shelby Adams - Cancer advocate and friend

January 30, 2017
Nevada

Shelby Adams, Nevada's CD2 Lead Volunteer, and a woman who always smiled and touched the lives of all she knew, lost her battle to metastatic breast cancer on January 3, 2017. Many of you had the joyful opportunity to know and work with Shelby Adams in some direct or indirect

Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget

January 30, 2017
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 740.525.9577 (cell) E-mail: [email protected] Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget Columbus, Ohio – January 30, 2017 – This statement can be attributed to five of the leading health advocacy organizations: American Cancer

Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget

January 30, 2017
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 740.525.9577 (cell) E-mail: [email protected] Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget Columbus, Ohio – January 30, 2017 – This statement can be attributed to five of the leading health advocacy organizations: American Cancer

Poll: Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Medicaid Expansion

January 30, 2017
Kansas

A growing majority of Kansas voters support expanding Medicaid, according to a December 2016 statewide survey.

Mina's Story

January 26, 2017

Mina had a plan. The ambitious 25-year old had just finished graduate school and was preparing to enter the Peace Corps. But, she began having pain in her knee, and just three weeks after graduation, Mina was diagnosed with bone cancer. Prior to her diagnosis, Mina’s parents heard about a

Government Relations Director Mike Rollo Featured in Public News Service Radio Interview

January 26, 2017
New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. – A new poll found strong support for the Granite State's smoke-free law, and even greater opposition to a pending measure that would repeal key elements of it. Backers... Read more: Public News Service - Poll: Granite Staters Like Smoke-Free Law, Oppose Efforts to Change It

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Statewide Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Changes in NH’s Smoke-Free Law  

January 25, 2017
New Hampshire

CONCORD – January 25, 2017 – Poll results released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) showed that the voters of New Hampshire are overwhelmingly supportive of the state’s current smoke-free law and oppose attempts to once again allow smoking in certain public places. This information

New Mexico Cancer Community Urges Support for Palliative Care Legislation to Improve Patient Quality of Life

January 25, 2017
New Mexico

New Mexicans suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses face more than just the symptoms of their disease. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) backs legislation introduced today to highlight the critical need for palliative care programs, a growing field of specialized medical care that improves the quality of life of patients and their families by focusing on relief from pain, stress and other symptoms.