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Pennsylvania State Lead Ambassador Donna Kemberling Donna is a mother, grandmother and has been an active volunteer with ACS CAN since 2015. Having lost her husband to cancer years ago, she has been a tireless advocate for patients, survivors and their families. She was actively involved in ACS CAN

The dust is settling following the election as campaign rhetoric gives way to policy pronouncements. In the coming weeks, we’ll learn more details about what’s coming in Congress and in state legislatures across the country. Overall, we can expect a focus on

Subscribe to the Cancer CANdor blog for updates on ACS CAN activities and cancer policy issues. CANCER RESEARCH, PREVENTION & EARLY DETECTION Sequestration Across-the-board budget cuts to domestic and defense discretionary spending agreed upon in the 2011 Budget Control

TAKING ON TOBACCO TOBACCO TAXES California Although the election results for Proposition 29 have not yet been certified, it has become clear, with nearly all the votes counted, that Proposition 29 was likely defeated by Big Tobacco's $50 million campaign of

Stay up to date in between Monthly Updates with Cancer CANdor , a blog from ACS CAN's President. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUPREME COURT Decision Recap On June 28, the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in the lawsuit brought

TAKING ON TOBACCO TOBACCO TAXES California Although the election results for Proposition 29 have not yet been certified, it has become clear, with nearly all the votes counted, that Proposition 29 was likely defeated by Big Tobacco's $50 million campaign of

Meet Laura LaRose! Laura LaRose, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, AOCNS, AOCNP , is a hematology-oncology nurse practitioner with more than 16 years of experience caring for people with cancer. She earned her MSN at UCLA, is board certified in oncology and pain management, and has authored textbook chapters for the Oncology

Sam Blankenship Sam Blankenship has been volunteering with ACS CAN since 2018 and with ACS since 2011. He lives in Lebanon and is also the Mission & Advocacy Chair for his local Relay For Life. Why is being an ACS CAN volunteer important to you? ACS CAN makes

Cancer Research and Prevention Programs Despite the tough economic times, representatives and senators on the Appropriations committees showed solid support for cancer research and prevention programs before adjourning for