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January 2, 2010
National

North Carolina's new 100% smoke-free restaurant and bar law went into effect on January 2, 2010.

December 29, 2009
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

In a historic vote, the U.S. Senate this morning passed comprehensive health reform legislation that would dramatically improve access to affordable, quality care and significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families.

December 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 24, 2009 – “Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are one step closer to a remedy for our nation’s ‘sick care’ system after the Senate today passed comprehensive health reform legislation. “The legislation includes a number of strong provisions that would significantly improve the health

December 22, 2009
Connecticut

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve. The first such vote occurred early this

December 22, 2009
Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve.

December 19, 2009

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on senators to invoke cloture and pass health care reform legislation this year so that House and Senate conferees can begin working on a strong final product for patients.

December 18, 2009
National

Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, which included great strides in the fight to fund cancer research and prevention programs. Passage of this legislation will ensure that lifesaving cancer research will continue to support the development of new tools for early detection and cancer fighting treatments that are still in the early stages.

December 18, 2009
National

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm today signed legislation into law making almost all workplaces in the state, including all restaurants and bars, smoke-free. The new law, which was passed by the Michigan legislature Dec.10, will go into effect on May 1, 2010. The smoke-free law will apply to all bars, restaurants

December 17, 2009
National

ALBANY, N.Y.: As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network. In the unofficial survey of programs for