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A new report released today looks at how states are spending their tobacco settlement and tax revenue. Results show that only a fraction of dedicated funding is actually be used to support tobacco prevention and control programs, despite a growing trend to increase state tobacco tax. The report, titled A

While the Senate’s strong support for eliminating co-pays and other financial barriers to screening represents a tremendous initial victory for the cancer community, we still have a long way to go. The Senate debate will almost surely continue up to Christmas and quite possibly afterward, with senators offering scores of amendments that could impact the debate's timeframe.

Walpole woman wins national award from American Cancer Society WALPOLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- For the last 17 years, Carol Wise of Walpole has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery program, which pairs breast cancer survivors with women who have been

ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. As the Senate began its pivotal floor debate Monday, ACS CAN continued to work with lawmakers

Host a holiday party with your elected officials to educate them on important issues facing the cancer community. Work with your advocacy staff partners to find out if you can help organize this type of event.

Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation.

The Senate voted yesterday in favor of an amendment to its version of the health care reform legislation that would guarentee access to no-cost cancer screenings to women. Click here to read today's New York Times aricle on preventive care for women that mentions the

Today, the Senate approved an amendment to the health care legislation would give access to lifesaving cancer screening for women requiring all health plans to cover mammography screenings with no deductibles or co-payments. Offered by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), this measure was one of two mammogram amendments that the Senate