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Candidates for the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey Go on the Record with Their Positions on Cancer Issues

October 17, 2018
New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – October 17, 2018 – Both candidates for the 11 th Congressional District seat in New Jersey have publicly stated their positions on how, if elected, they would work to make cancer a national priority. As part of the Cancer Votes program, the American Cancer Society Cancer

ACS CAN Calls for Passage of Legislation to Make It Easier for Cancer Patients and Others to Access their Medications

October 16, 2018
Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, PA – October 16, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Senate is scheduled to vote on HB 1800 this week. If passed and enacted, this bill would require medication synchronization, which allows patients to receive their medications on the same day each month, instead of forcing them to make numerous

ACS CAN Urges Yes Vote on Avon's Tobacco Tax Increase on November Ballot

October 16, 2018
Colorado

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, urges voters to check ‘yes’ on Avon’s Ballot Issue 2B. It would raise taxes on cigarettes by $3 per pack and increase the price of other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, by 40 percent.

Push to Raise Smoking Age to 21 in Hartford

October 15, 2018
Connecticut

ACS CAN volunteers and Hartford students Evelyn and Trever spoke at the Hartford City Council meeting Monday in support of increasing the tobacco sale age to 21. View Coverage from NBC Connecticut

CT Mirror: In A State Of Great Wealth, All The Healthcare Some Can Afford

October 15, 2018
Connecticut

CT Mirror: In A State Of Great Wealth, All The Healthcare Some Can Afford

CT News Junkie: Vaping Among High School Students Spiking

October 12, 2018
Connecticut

CT News Junkie: Vaping Among High School Students Spiking

Reader's View: Where do Johnson, Walz stand on cancer?

October 12, 2018
Minnesota

Those of us who read the letters to the editor in the News Tribune know how political every issue seems to be. Each side accuses the other. That's why it is so important to hear what the candidates say on each issue. As a volunteer for the American Cancer Society

Letter to the Editor: Cancer fight top priority from Higganum to D.C.

October 11, 2018
Connecticut

The following letter was published in the Middletown Press on October 11, 2018. Recently, I had the honor of representing Connecticut on Capitol Hill by traveling to Washington, D.C., with nearly 700 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers from across the country to

ACS CAN- Coming to an area near you

October 11, 2018
Maryland

Want to use your voice to fight back against cancer? ACS CAN is coming to an area near you! We want to share some great information with you on more ways you can get involved in activities being held throughout the year. Please attend one of our ACS CAN “Meet