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Ethan Zohn, 35, survived 39 days on a reserve in Africa on CBSŠ—Ès reality TV show Survivor in 2002; now, Ethan is now surviving an altogether different struggle. This spring, Ethan was diagnosed with Stage 2 HodgkinŠ—Ès lymphoma. Despite chemotherapy treatments and countless doctor visits, Ethan admits that the scariest

The City of Unalaska, Alaska, on the Aleutian Chain, implemented its comprehensive clean indoor air ordinance on August 10, 2009. ACS CAN worked with the city council and local coalition on this effort.

August is proving to be an intense and energetic time surrounding health care reform. As you are aware, members of the House of Representatives left Washington, D.C. last week to begin the August recess. The Senate is slated to wrap up its work today, but legislative action on health care reform will pick up post-recess when Congress returns in September.

In the Senate, negotiations among top Democrats and Republicans on the Finance Committee are continuing, but yesterday Chairman Baucus announced that a final committee agreement would not come before the Senate recess begins on August 7 th .

New Report Spotlights How Some Families Affected By Cancer Are Faring in the Recession The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance – a worrisome development for any American, but especially for