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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.

July 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 9, 2009 -- “The cancer community applauds President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Francis Collins as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this role, Dr. Collins would bring his scientific leadership and experience to one of the nation’s foremost medical and cancer research

July 8, 2009
Massachusetts

Ambassadors Meet with Congressman John Tierney June 30, 2009 On Tuesday, June 30 ACS CAN volunteers (from left) Val Deland, Carol Clark, Kirsten Paragona, Michael Belkin, and Society staffer Katie King met with Congressman John Tierney to present him with almost 1,000 “Linking Together for Health Care” bracelets signed by