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Pennsylvania Will Accept Federal Dollars to Cover More Uninsured through Medicaid

August 28, 2014

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's decision to accept federal funding to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid gives thousands of Pennsylvania families the security of knowing they can get access to mammograms, colonoscopies and other lifesaving cancer screenings and treatments they cannot currently afford.

New Report: Ohio is Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer

August 27, 2014
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Hillman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 508-270-4750 (desk) 508-450-8690 (mobile) Email: [email protected] New Report: Ohio is Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer States Measured by Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to

New Report: Pennsylvania Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer

August 27, 2014
Pennsylvania

New Report: Pennsylvania Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer States Measured by Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to Care and Cancer Prevention August 21, 2014 – Pennsylvania is falling short when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from

Volunteers Advocate for Quality of Life Bills

August 27, 2014
Pennsylvania

ACS CAN has established a Quality of Life Committee in Pennsylvania to encourage our members of Congress to advance federal legislation on palliative care. Among our requests is that Congressman Joe Pitts, whose district covers parts of Lancaster, Berks and Chester Counties and who chairs the Health Subcommittee of the

New Report: Missouri Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer

August 26, 2014
Missouri

States Measured by Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to Care and Cancer Prevention JEFFERSON CITY, MO – August 21, 2014 – Missouri is falling short when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society

Restricting Hydrocodone Combination Products Could Limit Patient Access to Painkillers

August 25, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 25, 2014 Following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on the Drug Enforcement Administration 's (DEA) move to restrict access to hydrocodone combination products. ACS CAN submitted comments to the DEA earlier this year in opposition to the proposed move.

New CDC Study Shows Efforts to Create Tobacco-Free Generation Undercut by E-Cigarettes

August 25, 2014

The following statement comes from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, in response to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a three-fold increase in the number of youth using e-cigarettes who don 't smoke conventional cigarettes.

Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer

August 21, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 21, 2014 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a

American Meat Institute v. USDA

August 19, 2014

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the ‰ÛÏDC Circuit‰Û) will be deciding an important case regarding the authority government agencies have to require accurate disclosures on foods and other regulated products, such as tobacco.