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Leadership volunteer for Congressional District 2, Karin Trujillo (pictured with Senator Tom Udall), was named an Unsung Hero of the year by the Valencia County News Bulletin!

On October 31, Halloween day, breast cancer survivors and volunteers of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) participated in a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event at Lawyer’s Mall. Breast cancer survivors dressed in costume travelled to the State House in a pink limo to deliver hundreds of

NYC PASSES HISTORIC LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FAMILIES FROM BIG TOBACCO October 30, 2013 Statement from Michele Bonan, Regional Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on today’s passage of Intros 1021 and 250A: “New York City has done it again: leading the way to protect our

ACS CAN believes that cancer patients should have the ability to work with their treating physician to determine appropriate care. Health insurance to cover these treatments should be adequate, available, affordable, and administratively simple.

How the health care law's new insurance marketplaces help cancer patients and survivors

We are excited to roll out the New Mexico Legislator Scorecard for the first year. See how YOUR state legislators voted on cancer issues! If you're not sure who your state representatives are, look here .

ItŠ—Ès the moment for which cancer patients and survivors have been waiting. Starting on Oct. 1, patients and survivors will be able to enroll in state health insurance marketplaces (also known as exchanges), which will let them shop for insurance from competing health insurance companies. The marketplace will let consumers

Early breast and cervical cancer screenings save lives. But for some women, the cost of an annual screening keeps them from getting screened and from possibly finding breast and cervical cancer in their early stages, which increases survival rates dramatically.