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3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 18, 2011
Massachusetts

In Congress Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year

Help Us Save NY's Tobacco Control Program

March 18, 2011
New York

By Donald Distasio Chief Executive Officer, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ Few services are as central to our mission as the Tobacco Control Program! The New York State Tobacco Control Program saves lives. In every corner of the state, this program is working in local communities to

Letter to Gov. Cuomo on TCP

March 18, 2011
New York

The following is the text of a letter from Donald Distasio, American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey Chief Executive Officer, to Governor Andrew Cuomo. The letter was hand-delivered on March 18, 2011. A PDF version of this letter is available here [pdf

3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 18, 2011
Vermont

In Congress Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year

FDA Advisory Committee Concludes Removal of Menthol Cigarettes Would Benefit Public Health

March 18, 2011

Statement of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, DC (March 18, 2011) – Finding that the availability of menthol cigarettes increases the number of children and African Americans who smoke, the Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Products Scientific

Open Letter to Speaker Silver on TCP

March 16, 2011
New York

You can also get a PDF version of this letter [PDF 19kb] From: American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Lung Association in New York Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids To: Honorable Sheldon Silver, Speaker New York State Assembly Albany, New York 12248 March 15,

Comments Submitted to the EEOC

March 16, 2011
National

Cancer patients and survivors deserve a workplace free from discrimination. To that end, ACS CAN responded to an EEOC request for comments on its regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments of 2008. The ADA is the primary law protecting cancer patients and survivors from discrimination

Chronic Disease Groups Urge Senators to Reject Small Business Fix that Would Hurt Middle-Income Patients

March 16, 2011

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) together with the American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association sent a letter to senators today urging them to vote against the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act that would effectively work to fix a flawed small business reporting requirement on the backs of middle-income families.

Funding+ Research = Hope

March 15, 2011
Maryland

Ambassadors conducted walk-in's and meeting with their US Members of Congress during the 2011 Presidents' Day Recess. Members of Congress were urged to reject the house budget cuts for cancer research and programs. The key to better survivor rates is research. Research offers hope for better treatment; hope for new