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Join our Team - Serve as an ACS CAN Advocacy Chair

February 2, 2017
North Carolina

2017 Relay For Life ACS CAN Chair Job Description ACS CAN Chairs are responsible for the year-round integration of advocacy in their Relay community. ALL necessary supplies, materials and training will be provided! Responsibilities for a Relay ACS CAN Chair: Attend Relay Advocacy

Tobacco 21 launches campaign in Salem

February 1, 2017
Oregon

Oregon lawmakers propose upping tobacco age to 21

Poll: Vast Majority of Texas Voters Value State Cancer Research Over Saving Tax Dollars

February 1, 2017
Texas

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) will lose its state funding in 2021, unless the State Legislature decides to extend it.

Governor Budget Proposal Threatens Critical Cancer Screening Program

January 31, 2017
Florida

TALLAHASEE, Fla. – January 31, 2017 – After the state invested $2.1 million into the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program in each of the last two years, Governor Rick Scott failed to include funding for the program in the budget he released today. The program

Public Health Groups Laud Proposed $1.50 Increase in Tobacco Tax To Protect Kids, Save Lives and Raise Needed Revenue

January 31, 2017
New Mexico

The long overdue increase in the tobacco tax will keep thousands of New Mexico kids from smoking, help thousands of adults quit, save the state millions spent on health care, and raise millions more in needed revenue.

WV ACS CAN 2017 Legislative Priorities

January 31, 2017
West Virginia

2017 Legislative Priorities The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer society. ACS CAN supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The following highlights ACS CAN WV 2017 legislative priorities:

Letter to the Editor: No repeal of health insurance without replacing it

January 31, 2017
Rhode Island

I am a cancer survivor and my health coverage is my lifeline. Access to timely treatment, affordable medications, regular screenings and doctor visits are essential and are the reason why I am alive today. Any breaks in coverage could mean delayed care and dire consequences for my health. As members

Shelby Adams - Cancer advocate and friend

January 30, 2017
Nevada

Shelby Adams, Nevada's CD2 Lead Volunteer, and a woman who always smiled and touched the lives of all she knew, lost her battle to metastatic breast cancer on January 3, 2017. Many of you had the joyful opportunity to know and work with Shelby Adams in some direct or indirect

Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget

January 30, 2017
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 740.525.9577 (cell) E-mail: [email protected] Ohio Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor’s Budget Columbus, Ohio – January 30, 2017 – This statement can be attributed to five of the leading health advocacy organizations: American Cancer