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Great American Smokeout Emphasizes Importance of Strong Tobacco Control Laws

November 19, 2009

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today celebrated the 34th Great American Smokeout by encouraging state and local lawmakers to protect the health of all Americans by enacting comprehensive smoke-free laws, increasing state tobacco taxes and fully funding tobacco prevention and cessation programs.

Leading Patient Groups Support Workplace Wellness Provisions in House Health Reform Bill

November 16, 2009

WASHINGTON -- November 16, 2009 -- Three of the nation’s leading patient groups are expressing their strong support for language in the House health care bill that promotes evidence-based workplace wellness programs and encourages financial incentives for healthy behaviors that are not tied to insurance premiums. The American Cancer Society

Howard County prohibits minors from using tanning beds

November 12, 2009
Maryland

The Howard County Board of Health voted unanimously in favor of regulations that will prohibit all minors from using tanning beds. This ban, the strictest in the nation, will become effective tomorrow, November 12, 2009. Congratulations to Dr. Peter Beilenson, the Howard County Health Department and many concerned citizens

Reports Show Smoke-Free Policies Are Critical to Curbing Secondhand Smoke Exposure

November 12, 2009

Washington, D.C. – November 12, 2009 – Two new reports released today by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that state tobacco control efforts, including smoke-free policies, are vitally important to efforts to limit exposure to deadly secondhand smoke. One study, reported in the November 13 issue

Victory for cancer patients: US House passes health care reform

November 9, 2009
National

If you were flipping the channels on Saturday night and accidentally passed by C-Span, you missed an important vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.ξ At 10:57 p.m. EST, the House passed health care reform with 220 votes, including one Republican. This vote was a victory for cancer patients.ξ Thanks

House Passage of Health Care Reform Legislation a Victory for People With Cancer

November 7, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 7, 2009 – In an historic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed legislation that the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) believes has the potential to take the fight against cancer in this country to a new level. ACS CAN, working to

Save the Cancer Services Program!

November 6, 2009
New York

Breast cancer affects more women in New York than any other cancer, and an estimated 2,550 New Yorkers will die from the disease this year. We can't afford to leave New York women without access to life-saving cancer screening!

ACS CAN Throws Its Support Behind House Health Care Bill

November 6, 2009
National

After extensive analysis, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) announced its support of the health care reform legislation expected to go before the U.S. House of Representatives. ACS CAN scored major media coverage with prominent mentions by top tier national outlets and widely read Capitol Hill publications.

Health Care Reform is About Real People Like Joni Lownsdale

November 5, 2009
National

On October 23, I had the honor of representing the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) at a White House Breast Cancer Awareness event and sharing the podium with not only two other cancer survivors, but also our first lady, Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, our second