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Washington, D.C. - A new report from the Centers for Disease Control Office of Smoking and Health highlights the ongoing struggle to protect Americans from the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure in public and at work. The report examines the number of state and local smoke-free air laws passed between

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 22, 2016 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched a new ad campaign this week to focus public and congressional attention on the need to boost federal funding for cancer research. The ads acknowledge the historic opportunity the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative offers to

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 20, 2016 Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today would help to lift restrictions on legitimate medical research into the potential benefits and harms of marijuana and its constituent products. A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) President Chris Hansen on the

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 16, 2016 Significantly fewer states passed tobacco control efforts between 2010-2014 than in the previous decade, according to an article released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). The article, entitled Stuck in Neutral: Stalled Progress in

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Alliance to Prevent the Abuse of Medicines (Alliance), are bringing together patients, advocates, health care professionals and industry experts for an open discussion on the importance of preserving patient access to pain medications when appropriate as policy makers work to adopt new policies to deter opioid abuse and misuse.