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July 17, 2009
National

ACS CAN's "Action: Now Not Later" ads are taking over DC metro station through the months of July and August. Watch this video that follows two cancer patients as they tour the Captiol South metro stop that features "Action: Now Not Later" ads.

July 17, 2009

Today the cancer community is celebrating the House Appropriations Committee passage of the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that provides $30.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $5.23 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and $6.68 billion for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

July 15, 2009
National

This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) is sponsoring a photo exhibit in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Building in Washington, D.C. featuring several signature panels and photos from the 2008 Fight Back Express bus tour. The exhibit also features testimonials and portraits of real

July 15, 2009

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from all 50 states are on Capitol Hill today to meet with their lawmakers, calling for Action: Now Not Later on comprehensive health care reform.

July 15, 2009

Today’s vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to approve health care legislation represents major progress toward the goal shared by millions of families touched by cancer to enact comprehensive health care reform this year.

July 14, 2009
National

This week, ACS CANŠ—Ès State Lead Ambassadors (SLA) have come to Washington DC to meet with their elected officials to advocate for health care reform that is easily accessible and affordable. To kick off ACS CAN's Lobby Day on Wednesday, a handful of SLA's will be outside the Capitol South

July 10, 2009
National

For the entire month of July, every inch of ad space in the Capitol South Metro, a prominent Metro station nearest to the U.S. Capitol building is dominated by ACS CANŠ—Ès Š—“Action: NOW Not LaterŠ— ads. Š—“Station DominationŠ— is a new, edgy component to ACS CANŠ—Ès ongoing advertising campaign around

July 9, 2009
National

Congress has finished with the budget for the next fiscal year. With all this talk of new programs, initiatives and funding, we want to give you an insider's view on what this new budget will mean for funding the cancer research and programs you care about.