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Help Seniors Who Get Unexpected Bill After Colonoscopy

March 4, 2018
Missouri

As a cancer survivor, I can tell you the words “you have cancer” are life-changing. But thanks to better access to care, many more people are not only surviving this disease in 2018, they are thriving. Not only have we discovered better, more effective treatments in the last few decades,

Childhood cancer bill achieves key committee vote

March 2, 2018
National

A bipartisan bill that lays the groundwork for new breakthroughs in understanding and treating childhood cancer is one step closer to becoming a law. The STAR Act passed a key U.S. Senate committee allowing it to move to the full Senate for a vote. This is an important step in

Bill Would Close Medicare Colorectal Cancer Screening Loophole

March 1, 2018
National

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and ACS CAN staff and volunteers will be urging lawmakers to support and pass the “Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act” (H.R. 1017 and S. 479) – a bill that would eliminate cost-sharing during a routine screening colonoscopy when a polyp is removed.

Tobacco Industry Admits Secondhand Smoke is Deadly and We need to do Better Protecting Pennsylvanians

March 1, 2018
Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, PA - March 1, 2018 – More than 11 years after a federal court ordered them to do so, the major U.S. tobacco companies are now publishing five different corrective statement advertisements telling the American people the truth about their deadly and addictive products. This weekend ads will run

Hearing on raising the minimun sales age for tobacco to 21

March 1, 2018
Maryland

ACS CAN Advocates and community partners, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, March of Dimes and MD GASP testified in the Economic Matters committee on House Bill 953 that would raise the minimum sales age for tobacco products to age 21. Check out coverage of students from Towson

Childhood Cancer Research Bill Moves Forward in Congress

February 28, 2018
National

The bipartisan bill would advance pediatric cancer research and increase transparency and expertise for pediatric cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additionally, the legislation expands research into the long-term side effects of childhood cancer and its treatments

Annual ACS CAN Maryland Day at the Capitol

February 27, 2018
Maryland

On May 27, 2018 ACS CAN advocates met with their lawmakers for our annual ACS CAN Day at the Capitol. Advocates urged their lawmakers to support 1) raising the minimum sales age to 21 for cigarettes, 2) restore funding for comprehensive tobacco use prevention and cessation programs to $21 million,

Bill to Ease Skin Cancer’s Toll Deserves Prompt Senate Action

February 23, 2018
Arizona

A bill to protect children from the harms of indoor tanning devices is once again on the precipice of becoming law after passing 45-15 in the Arizona House of Representatives.

Final Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Includes Historic Tobacco Control Provision

February 22, 2018

The final text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) includes a historic provision that if ratified will prevent tobacco companies from suing participating nations over public health measures to reduce tobacco use.