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December 7, 2009
Maine

While the Senate’s strong support for eliminating co-pays and other financial barriers to screening represents a tremendous initial victory for the cancer community, we still have a long way to go. The Senate debate will almost surely continue up to Christmas and quite possibly afterward, with senators offering scores of amendments that could impact the debate's timeframe.

December 7, 2009
Maine

Walpole woman wins national award from American Cancer Society WALPOLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- For the last 17 years, Carol Wise of Walpole has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery program, which pairs breast cancer survivors with women who have been

December 7, 2009
Massachusetts

ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. As the Senate began its pivotal floor debate Monday, ACS CAN continued to work with lawmakers

December 7, 2009
New York

Host a holiday party with your elected officials to educate them on important issues facing the cancer community. Work with your advocacy staff partners to find out if you can help organize this type of event.

December 7, 2009
Vermont

Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation.

December 4, 2009
National

The Senate voted yesterday in favor of an amendment to its version of the health care reform legislation that would guarentee access to no-cost cancer screenings to women. Click here to read today's New York Times aricle on preventive care for women that mentions the

December 3, 2009
National

Today, the Senate approved an amendment to the health care legislation would give access to lifesaving cancer screening for women requiring all health plans to cover mammography screenings with no deductibles or co-payments. Offered by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), this measure was one of two mammogram amendments that the Senate

December 3, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 3, 2009 -- "Cancer patients and survivors are opposing the amendment to health care reform legislation offered by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) because it would not ensure no-cost preventive services for women. "Eliminating co-pays, deductibles and other cost sharing for preventive services is essential to expanding

December 2, 2009
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

Congress returned this week from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in its historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. With the Senate having begun pivotal floor debate Monday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN)