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August 9, 2010
National

ACS and ACS CAN, along with other health partners, filed a friend of the court brief in the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to help uphold critical tobacco control advertising restrictions contained in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). Our brief argues that the court

August 9, 2010

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is launching a new print and online advertising campaign in congressional districts across the country this week, urging lawmakers to fully fund a lifesaving cancer prevention, early detection and diagnostic program that is celebrating 20 years of screening low income, uninsured, and medically underserved women for breast and cervical cancer.

August 6, 2010
Connecticut

On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a “Request for Comments” regarding provisions in the Affordable Care Act that require the creation of state based health exchanges.

August 6, 2010
Maine

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families

August 6, 2010
Vermont

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families

August 6, 2010
National

On August 10 at 2pm, ACS CAN will be hosting a Twitter chat on our Twitter handle, @ACSCAN, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The Twitter chat was organized to answer questions about the

August 5, 2010
New Jersey, New York

Though we have made great progress, we must continue to fight for more funding for federal cancer research and treatment programs. The month of August presents us with a great opportunity to raise this issue with Members of Congress while they are home in their districts. This month, we will remind Congress that we are counting on them to provide the necessary resources for us to defeat cancer.

August 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC – August 5, 2010 – “With approximately one-third of all cancer deaths attributable to poor diet, physical inactivity, and overweight and obesity, a nationwide strategy to improve nutrition and physical activity in children could not be more important. The Senate’s bipartisan passage today of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization

August 3, 2010
Maine

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.