All Updates

Dear Editor, As a cancer survivor, I know how important cancer research is to finding a cure for a disease that touches so many. In 2014, over 9,000 Mainers will hear the words “you have cancer” and more than 3,000 Mainers will die from cancer. That is too many lives

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, numerous lawsuits were filed to invalidate it. After thorough consideration, ACS and ACS CAN decided to join with the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association in filing an amicus brief in federal appelate courts and at the Supreme Court of the United States to support the patient protection provisions of ACA.

We asked the candidates running for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire to respond to our questionnaire. It focuses on issues important to cancer survivors and their families, like access to affordable health care, federal research funding, quality of life services, and cancer prevention.

You might already know how important it is to tell Congress to put the "Power of the Purse" behind cancer research and prevention. But not everyone helping to finish the fight against cancer knows that the U.S. Federal Government funds more cancer research than any other group, including the American Cancer Society. We need Congress to hear as many voices as possible asking them to increase funding for cancer research and prevention.

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with

Two weeks ago, volunteers from New Hampshire, along with over 600 cancer advocates from across the country, descended on Washington, D.C. These incredible volunteers had one message for lawmakers: Make cancer a national priority!

For media inquiries, contact: Marc Kaplan – 518-796-1038 (cell) [email protected] Desiree Berenguer Carton – 973-703-3241 (cell) [email protected] Public Health Champions Honored for Cancer-Fighting Efforts American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Honors SUNY’s Upstate Medical University Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Sanofi’s Edward Greissing