Updates matching "Cancer Prevention"

How does your state measure up in the fight against cancer? Our annual report - now in its 11th year - reports the progress of every state on key cancer issues.

The South Carolina General Assembly approved $1.5 million dollars for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings last week. This was a huge success for the people of South Carolina. Nancy Cheney, Director of Government Relations for South Carolina has been working with South Carolina lawmakers since January to provide funding

On this edition of the Fight Back Against Cancer Podcast, Peter Slocum speaks with Valerie Grey, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services in NY Governor David Paterson's office.

On Monday, May 13, ACS CAN advocacy efforts were rewarded with two great pieces of news: The Texas House voted in favor of SB 329 , a bill to raise the minimum age for tanning bed use in Texas to 18. The bill now goes to Governor Perry's desk

State Senator Joan Huffman and State Representative John Zerwas have filed bills to raise the minimum age for tanning bed use in Texas to 18. ACS CAN supports initiatives that would prohibit minors' use of suntanning facilities due to an increased risk for skin cancer. Individuals who use indoor tanning

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Minnesota top volunteer Robianne Schultz had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit the Vice President's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. for a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event. Scroll below the pictures to read Robianne's first-hand account of her day with the

More than 450 petitions were collected at the American Cancer Society Baltimore Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event on Sunday, October 14. This year's petition urges the Governor to take the neccessary steps to increase fundng for the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Program so that more woman can receive

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, regarding new study linking indoor tanning and cancer. “Add another scientific study to the pile of evidence that indoor tanning causes cancer. The latest study in BMJ , a British medical journal,