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July 19, 2016

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) works hard to call attention to the nationwide issue of unrelieved pain. This is important because patients often face significant barriers to pain treatment. Pain is also a huge contributor to rising health care costs, which is already a substantial financial

July 19, 2016
National

Last week, public health triumphed over big tobacco in the small South American country of Uruguay. Six years ago, Philip Morris International, a tobacco giant, sued the country of Uruguay over their proposed tobacco control policies. The laws were created to reduce youth and adult smoking by regulating the marketing

July 18, 2016
Tennessee

In Tennessee, news that a precision medicine center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will be launched with funds from the National Institute of Health (NIH) gave increased meaning to ACS CAN advocates who participated in the One Degree campaign to increase federal funding for cancer research. This month, VUMC

July 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 14, 2016 The House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Committee marked up its FY 2017 spending bill today including a $1.25 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $124 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The bill

July 13, 2016
Pennsylvania

PA-Final_Budget_Statement.docx FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT : Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (888) 227-6446 Ext. 8601 E-mail: [email protected] Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax Increase a Victory for Public Health By Increasing Taxes on Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products,

July 13, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 13, 2016 "The $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase and the first ever tax on other tobacco products in the state passed today by the Pennsylvania Legislature will help to discourage tobacco use and save lives from cancer and other serious tobacco-related diseases in the state. Research shows that

July 12, 2016
New Jersey

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Marc Kaplan American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (518) 796-1038 [email protected] New Report: New Jersey Gets a B in Enacting Balanced Pain Management Policies for Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases New Report Card Shows Just Seven

July 12, 2016
New York

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Marc Kaplan American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (518) 796-1038 [email protected] New Report: New York State Gets a B in Enacting Balanced Pain Management Policies for Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases New Report Card Shows Just

July 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 12, 2016 Fewer states are enacting balanced policies that enhance the delivery of effective pain management for patients battling a chronic disease such as cancer, according to a new report issued today by leading researchers and the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American