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Strong Texas Showing at Federal Lobby Day

September 25, 2013
Texas

Texas's ACS CAN volunteer delegation represented our state well at the 2013 ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day .

Millions of Children Would Benefit from President 's Plan to Expand Early Education with Tobacco Tax Increase, New Report Shows

September 25, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC President Obama 's plan to expand early childhood education and fund it with an increase in federal tobacco taxes would ensure that two million low- and moderate-income children have access to high-quality preschool and prevent 1.7 million kids from becoming smokers, according to a report released

Statement: NYC Smoking Rate Plateau Signals Need For Increased Action

September 20, 2013
New York

Statement from Michele Bonan, Regional Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on the NYC Smoking Rate Plateau Today’s announcement in the Mayor’s Monthly Report shows a plateau in overall adult smoking rates after a decade of declines. Between 2010- 2012, the NYC overall

Public Health Groups Call on White House to Urge Fast Action by FDA on E-Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products

September 20, 2013

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network together with more than a dozen other public health organizations sent a letter to the White House today asking for the administration 's leadership in ensuring that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves forward promptly with a rule that would assert the agency 's authority over all tobacco products.

Ambassadors traveled to DC to Urge Lamakers to Make Cancer a National Priority

September 17, 2013
Maryland

On September 10, more than 600 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district [will unite/united] in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day, to call on Congress to take

Like us on Facebook!

September 17, 2013
South Dakota

ACS CAN SD has a great Facebook page with daily updates on all our local, state and federal campaigns! Looking for photos from the legislative session in Pierre? How about info about ACS CAN at the Relay For Life event near you? Or photos from Lights of Hope at our

South Carolina Pink Tea

September 12, 2013
South Carolina

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will be hosting a Pink Tea Advocacy Event to honor and recognize breast cancer survivors across the state, and to recognize providers for the Best Chance Network. This event will be held at the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library in Florence in

Cancer Prevention Advocate Honored at the White House

September 12, 2013
National

Dr. Elmer Huerta is the face of health information for many in the Latino community.

Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Urge Federal Lawmakers to Make Cancer a National Priority

September 10, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 10, 2013 More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, their families, and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite on Capitol Hill today to ask their members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society