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July 20, 2015
National

The Maine Legislature voted to override the veto by Governor LePage on a bill that would improve access to palliative care for those suffering from cancer and other chronic diseases. Now, those diagnosed with cancer in Maine will have the needed resources for a better quality of life during and

July 16, 2015

Washington, D.C. July 16, 2015 Governor Bill Walker 's announcement today that he will increase access to health coverage for thousands more hard-working, low-income Alaska residents will save lives and long-term health care dollars in the state. Access to affordable, quality health insurance is critical to beating cancer. Uninsured individuals

July 15, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC Five leading U.S. public health organizations today called on members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 's Board of Directors to withdraw from the Chamber unless it stops fighting measures to reduce tobacco use around the world. The U.S. Chamber 's pro-tobacco work harms health around the world

July 10, 2015
Ohio, Pennsylvania

House-Passed 21 st Century Cures Bill Includes Critical Funding for Medical Research WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 10, 2015 – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, The 21 st Century Cures Act, including $1.75 billion in mandatory funding for the medical research at the National Institutes of Health

July 10, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 10, 2015 The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, The 21st Century Cures Act, including $1.75 billion in mandatory funding for the medical research at the National Institutes of Health for each of the next five years. A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action

June 26, 2015
Ohio

For Immediate Release: Contact: June 26, 2015 Shelly Kiser, 740-739-0187 Missed Opportunity to Improve the Health of Ohioans This statement can be attributed to Shelly Kiser, spokesperson for the Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition, on HB64. “We are deeply disappointed the legislature did not fully

June 25, 2015

The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association and National Multiple Sclerosis Society responded enthusiastically to today's U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of King v. Burwell .

June 24, 2015

House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education are scheduled to markup FY 2016 spending bills this week that include increases for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and maintain important funding for cancer prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).