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March 21, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2012 -People with cancer and their families are disappointed the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking deep cuts in the FY 2013 budget resolution bottom line that would jeopardize access to health care for cancer patients and survivors as well as future discoveries in cancer research

March 19, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 19, 2012 -- Two years after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, people with cancer or at risk for developing the disease are benefitting from key provisions of the law that are improving access to lifesaving health care. The anniversary of the passage of the

March 19, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC - March 19, 2012 In a significant victory for public health, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld most of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's (FDA) authority in place to regulate tobacco products. In the ruling, the appeals court upheld critical provisions of the law

March 16, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final regulation on state health insurance exchanges. As expected, the regulation gives considerable flexibility to the states to make the final decisions on rules and procedures critical to an exchange's success of an

March 15, 2012
New Jersey

New Jersey Residents Need Health Insurance American Cancer Society Applauds Senate & Assembly Passage of Health Exchange Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ “Surviving cancer often depends on whether a person has health insurance and the quality of

March 15, 2012
National

Watch the video featuring State Senator Jack Johnson and Tennessee State Lead Ambassador Bill Pressly

March 15, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC March 15, 2012 The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionäó»s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) this afternoon unveiled a federally-funded campaign aimed at educating the public about the harmful effects of smoking and living with a medical condition caused by smoking. The campaign, called Tips from Former

March 12, 2012
Hawaii

Click here to see ACS CAN's 2012 Cancer Fact & Figures document for Hawaii: 2012_Cancer_Prevention_and_Control_Facts_and_Funding_Hawaii_2.pdf

March 8, 2012
Connecticut

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS The President's Budget On February 13, President Obama released his budget for the 2013 fiscal year. ACS CAN was deeply disappointed to learn that the budget cuts funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute,