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Senator Sherrod Brown to Receive National Distinguished Advocacy Award

September 18, 2014
Ohio

Senator Sherrod Brown to Receive National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Excellence in Cancer-Fighting Public Policy

Senate Passes Bill to Improve Sunscreen Product Review for First Time Since 1990s

September 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 18, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in reaction to Senate passage of the Sunscreen Innovation Act. The Act, developed in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is intended to modify the

ACS CAN Welcomes Dan Glickman to its Board of Directors

September 17, 2014

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pleased to announce the addition of Dan Glickman, the former the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, nine-term congressman and current executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, to its Board of Directors.

9/15/14 Statement by ACS CAN on Rise in NYC Smoking Rates

September 15, 2014
New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2014 Contact: Kathleen O’Neill, [email protected] ; 518.545.5045 Kevin O’Flaherty, [email protected] ; 646.919.0469 Meredith Coon, [email protected] ; 212-878-5947 or 216-548-0603 Marc Kaplan, [email protected] ; 518-796-1038 Rise in NYC Smoking Rate Shows NY Must Act Swiftly Number of Smokers Returns to Over

Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

September 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 15, 2014 More than 600 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district are on Capitol Hill this week to ask their members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer

NH Cancer Votes Volunteer Questions U.S. Candidates at Debate

September 5, 2014
New Hampshire

Congratulations to Cancer Votes volunteer Don of Bedford for asking a great question at Thursday night’s debate between the Republican candidates for New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate seat. A caregiver for many years, Don ask the candidates how they would help ensure that cancer patients have access to high quality, affordable

Lights of Hope 2014

September 3, 2014
Connecticut

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost, with a Lights of Hope ceremony during the 2014 Leadership Summit and Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Lights of Hope bearing the names of those touched by

American Cancer Society Celebrates CVS Health's Tobacco-free Move

September 3, 2014

When CVS Health announced its plans earlier this year to halt the sale of tobacco products in its stores, it swiftly fortified its commitment to the health and wellness of its customers and the communities it serves and definitively acknowledged, in no uncertain terms, that fighting cancer is good business.

Pennsylvania Decision to Improve Access to Health Care Will Save Lives and Money

August 29, 2014
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Decision to Improve Access to Health Care Will Save Lives and Money More Than Half a Million Pennsylvanians Will Have Security of Access to Lifesaving Cancer Screenings and Treatment Harrisburg, PA – August 28, 2014 – Governor Tom Corbett today