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HCR Public Service Announcement on VT Public TV

May 11, 2010
Vermont

Public Service Announcement on Healthcare Reform is running during the Month of May. Click on this link and choose Healthcare Reform to view the video.

Letter to Gov. Paterson on Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax

May 5, 2010
New York

David A. Paterson Governor State of New York State Capitol Albany, N.Y. 12224 Dear Gov. Paterson: The American Cancer Society believes that overweight and obesity contribute to 14 to 20 percent of all cancer-related deaths in the United States. This ranks second only to tobacco as a risk for cancer

Memo in Support of Tobacco Efforts

May 5, 2010
New York

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Governor’s Tobacco Use Prevention Budget: A Public Health Jackpot for New York Tobacco kills nearly 25,000 New Yorkers every year and cause over $8 billion dollars per year in health-care costs, of which $5.4 billion dollars is paid by Medicaid. If their price

Senate Hearing to Highlight Need for Increased Federal Funding for Medical Research

May 5, 2010

WASHINGTON – May 5, 2010 – As the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) prepares to hold a hearing today on national medical research priorities, families affected by cancer are calling on their elected officials to sustain the current level of support for medical research so

CDC 's REACH Program Celebrates 10 Years Working with Communities to Decrease Health Disparities

May 4, 2010

Washington, D.C. – May 4, 2010 – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program today celebrates 10 years of supporting communities in the fight against racial and ethnic health disparities. Currently, 40 communities nationwide participate in the program, which aims to

May 2010 ACS CAN Advocacy Newsletter

May 3, 2010
Maine

Cancer Research Is Our Future George Blough received the worst news she could hear in 1990 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Thankfully she had a team of great doctors and a treatment program

May 2010 ACS CAN Advocacy Newsletter

May 3, 2010
Massachusetts, Vermont

Cancer Research Is Our Future George Blough received the worst news she could hear in 1990 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Thankfully she had a

Fight Back Against Cancer this May

May 3, 2010
New Jersey, New York

ACS CAN works on behalf of millions of cancer patients across the country. We fight for legislation that provides critical funds to cancer research centers, and bills that make it easier for patients and their families to fight back against cancer.

Michigan Goes Smoke-Free

May 1, 2010
National

Michigan's new smoke-free law, which makes nearly all workplaces including bars and restaurants in the state smoke-free, goes into effect today.