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Donald Distasio on Toll of Cuts to Cancer Programs

December 2, 2009
New York

NEWS from the American Cancer Society For media inquiries, contact: Angela Pause Smith – 518.454.4039 (office) or 518.339.6339 (cell) [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2009 TOLL OF MID-YEAR BUDGET CUTS WILL BE LIVES OF NEW YORKERS, HIGHER COSTS TO TAXPAYERS Statement

Public Health Groups Condemn Paterson's Tobacco Cut

December 2, 2009
New York

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2009 Angela Pause Smith (ACS): 518-454-4039 (office) or 518-339-6339 (cell), [email protected] Public health groups condemn Paterson’s cut to Tobacco Control Program 25,500 New Yorkers lose their lives each year due to cigarette use, yet DRP cuts lifesaving

Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Key to Saving Lives

December 2, 2009

Washington, D.C. – December 1, 2009 – “The cancer community is enormously pleased by House passage of a resolution encouraging awareness of ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all gynecologic cancers. The resolution calls valuable attention to the disease, which will be diagnosed in an estimated 21,550 women and take the

American Cancer Society Expert Testifies on Importance of Expanding Access to Mammography

December 2, 2009

Reducing the number of breast cancer deaths in America requires improved access to mammography and clinical breast examination, testified Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today.

ACS and ACS CAN File Brief in Support of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

November 30, 2009
National

ACS, ACS CAN and other health partners filed as friends of the court to rebut arguments in the tobacco industry's lawsuit against the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). FSPTCA provides the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Senate to Act Immediately on Health Care Reform Legislation

November 20, 2009

Statement by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) President Daniel E. Smith WASHINGTON, DC – November 20, 2009 – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges all Senators to vote in favor of allowing critical health care legislation introduced by Senator Harry Reid this week

Health Care Reform Could Improve Process for Determining Prevention and Screening Guidelines

November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON -- November 20, 2009 -- The announcement this week from a federal scientific panel that women aged 40-49 should not get routine annual mammograms emphasizes the need to improve the way scientific evidence is weighed and recommendations are determined. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced Monday that it

Governor Protects Funding for Cancer Programs

November 19, 2009
Maryland

Governor Protects State Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs and Cigarette Restitution Fund Programs! On November 18, Governor O'Malley announced his administration's plan for closing a $363 million hole in our state budget. The good news is there no cuts to the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs (BCCP).

Great American Smokeout 2009: It's About Time to Enact Strong Tobacco Control Policies

November 19, 2009
National

Today marks another milestone. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the 34th Great American Smokeout by urging state and local lawmakers to support comprehensive smoke-free legislation and push for higher state tobacco tax increases. The Great American Smokeout began more that 30 years ago for