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On April 3, state representatives Ruth Jones McClendon (left) and Myra Crownover held a press conference announcing April as Minority Cancer Awareness Month in Texas.

Click here for PDF 2014 Legislative Session Update Week 6 Update Friday, April 11, 2014 Week six of the 2014 Legislative Session has been a great example of what we can do when we work together with you and our partners! On Monday, we had a press event

2014 New Mexico State Legislative Accomplishments Thanks to all of our wonderful and dedicated volunteers we were able accomplish the following: Protecting Tobacco Control Program Funding In the face of funding reductions for many state programs, level funding was maintained for the tobacco use prevention and cessation

Coalition Applauds Governor O’Malley for Signing Kathleen A Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Improvement Act of 2014 Legislation Expands Access to Anti-Cancer Medications for Marylanders Insured through the State's Health Benefit Exchange ANNAPOLIS – April 7, 2014 –

According to figures released from the White House, more than 7 million people signed up for health insurance though the new health care marketplace. These "health care exchanges" were created as a result of the Affordable Care Act. ACS CAN supported key provisions in the law that

New Hampshire became the most recent state to increase access to health care for low-income residents. The legislature passed a law directing the state to accept federal money to help people purchase insurance coverage through private health care companies. The bipartisan plan will provide health coverage for

Poisonings caused by the liquid nicotine used in eCigarettes have tripled in just the past year, according to a report from the National Poison Data System. These poisonings now account for more than 40 percent of calls to poison control centers, said a new report by the

"We know how to turn back the statistics" on tobacco use, said the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medical officer speaking on behalf of ACS CAN in an op-ed appearing over the weekend in the Daily Oklahoman. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld's article appeared at the same time the state legislature is