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Through the Cancer Lens

October 13, 2013

How the health care law's new insurance marketplaces help cancer patients and survivors

See how YOUR state lawmaker votes on cancer issues

October 4, 2013
New Mexico

We are excited to roll out the New Mexico Legislator Scorecard for the first year. See how YOUR state legislators voted on cancer issues! If you're not sure who your state representatives are, look here .

Health Insurance Marketplaces Now Open For Enrollment, Cancer Patients and Survivors Can Shop For Coverage

October 1, 2013
National

ItŠ—Ès the moment for which cancer patients and survivors have been waiting. Starting on Oct. 1, patients and survivors will be able to enroll in state health insurance marketplaces (also known as exchanges), which will let them shop for insurance from competing health insurance companies. The marketplace will let consumers

How Does Your State Do When It Comes To Breast & Cervical Screening Funding?

October 1, 2013
National

Early breast and cervical cancer screenings save lives. But for some women, the cost of an annual screening keeps them from getting screened and from possibly finding breast and cervical cancer in their early stages, which increases survival rates dramatically.

Health Insurance Marketplaces Open on First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2013

Today marks both the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the opening of health insurance marketplaces in every state that enable people with breast cancer and other forms of cancer to enroll in health plans without fear that they will be denied coverage because of their health status or medical history.

Strong Texas Showing at Federal Lobby Day

September 25, 2013
Texas

Texas's ACS CAN volunteer delegation represented our state well at the 2013 ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day .

Millions of Children Would Benefit from President 's Plan to Expand Early Education with Tobacco Tax Increase, New Report Shows

September 25, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC President Obama 's plan to expand early childhood education and fund it with an increase in federal tobacco taxes would ensure that two million low- and moderate-income children have access to high-quality preschool and prevent 1.7 million kids from becoming smokers, according to a report released

Statement: NYC Smoking Rate Plateau Signals Need For Increased Action

September 20, 2013
New York

Statement from Michele Bonan, Regional Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on the NYC Smoking Rate Plateau Today’s announcement in the Mayor’s Monthly Report shows a plateau in overall adult smoking rates after a decade of declines. Between 2010- 2012, the NYC overall

Public Health Groups Call on White House to Urge Fast Action by FDA on E-Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products

September 20, 2013

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network together with more than a dozen other public health organizations sent a letter to the White House today asking for the administration 's leadership in ensuring that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves forward promptly with a rule that would assert the agency 's authority over all tobacco products.