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Sustained Funding for Cancer Research a Top Priority for Cancer Community WASHINGTON – January 25, 2011 – Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are calling on the president to commit to making sustained funding for cancer research a top national priority. Cancer advocates will gather across the country tonight

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is launching a new print and online advertising campaign today that urges Congress to increase funding for cancer research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), so that past federal investments do not go to waste.

WASHINGTON – January 21, 2011 – The nation’s leading groups representing patients and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease or stroke jointly filed an amicus brief in federal appellate court today in support of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical for people with life-threatening chronic diseases.

Statement by Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) President WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 19, 2011 – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, a law that includes important patient protections that are improving access to quality, affordable

Repeal of Affordable Care Act Without a Meaningful Alternative Would Invalidate Critical Provisions for Patients WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 18, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is encouraging people with cancer and others impacted by the disease to call on lawmakers to vote against a