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San Francisco Moves to End Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

June 14, 2017
California

San Francisco, CA – A new and growing coalition of health organizations and community groups is commending the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors today for its public health leadership. The committee approved a policy that would eliminate the sale of flavored

FDA Indefinitely Delays Final Nutrition Facts Label Regulation

June 13, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is postponing the implementation of the final regulation to update the Nutrition Facts label. The regulation applies to nutrition information that appears on most packaged foods, beverages and supplements.

Coalition: Legislature Missed Chance to Improve Kansas’ Health

June 10, 2017
Kansas

The 2017 Legislature has adjourned without passing a tax increase on cigarettes.

Extension of Unique Prevention & Research Agency Maintains Texas’ Role in Cancer Fight

June 10, 2017
Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – With his signature, Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday helped ensure the state would continue leading the fight against cancer and that new life-saving treatments would be available to tens of thousands of Texans fighting this deadly disease. Senate Bill 81 extends the sunset review date by two

New poll shows strong support for federal cancer research funding

June 9, 2017

This study found that 90 percent of those surveyed overwhelmingly believed in the importance of cancer research.

ACS CAN Urges Governor Sandoval to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

June 7, 2017
Nevada

ACS CAN Urges Governor Sandoval to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

ACS CAN Urges Governor Hickenlooper to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

June 7, 2017
Colorado

Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of scheduled calls between a select group of governors and Senate leadership this week, the American

ACS CAN Urges Governor Herbert to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

June 6, 2017
Utah

ACS CAN Urges Governor Herbert to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

ACS CAN Applauds Ground Breaking New York City Physical Education Initiative

June 5, 2017
New York

ACS CAN Applauds Ground Breaking New York City Physical Education Initiative NEW YORK, NY – June 5, 2017 – Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a plan for Universal Physical Education for all schools by 2021. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Metro New York Government Relations