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Funding Boost for Cancer Research the Biggest Increase in More Than a Decade

December 16, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. December 16, 2015 The omnibus FY 2016 spending bill introduced today includes a $2 billion increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $264 million increase for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action

Vice President Biden Calls for End to Cancer

October 21, 2015

Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement today following remarks from Vice President Joe Biden about the need for a “national commitment to end cancer.”

Research & Defense Groups: Budget Caps Risk National Security and Medical Research Priorities

October 21, 2015

Today the Aerospace Industries Association, the National Defense Industrial Association, Research!America and United for Medical Research joined to send Congress a letter urging all of America's elected representatives in the House and Senate to work together to move forward with responsible funding of our national security and medical research priorities.

Hundreds of Cancer Patients and Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

September 28, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 28, 2015 More than 750 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September 9, 2015
National

Brittany is 12 years old. She has been fighting cancer since being diagnosed last November and still has a year and a half of therapy to go. And, unfortunately, Brittany is not the only one. More than 15,000 children under age 19 will be diagnosed with cancer this year. While

Ambassadors deliver One Degree petitions to Congressman Harris

August 31, 2015
Maryland

Thank you to Ambassadors, Jim Thomas, Cindy Bounds and Joan Wharton for delivering the One Degree petitions at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce to US Congressman Andy Harris to vote for increased cancer research funding and thanking him for voting yes on the 21st Century Cures Act.

Top Experts Gather to Address Childhood Cancer Care

August 19, 2015
National

By Elizabeth Mendes at the American Cancer Society March 12, 2015 Although there has been significant progress in improving treatments and outcomes for children with cancer, there is much more that needs to be done. This was the overarching takeaway from a 2-day Institute of Medicine workshop, convened by the

ACS CAN Releases 13th Annual How Do You Measure Up Report

August 6, 2015
National

From New Hampshire to Hawaii, state legislatures made important progress in saving lives from cancer during their 2015 legislative sessions. But, the news was not all good as many states are still failing to pass legislation that would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly

New Report Shows Majority of States Missing Opportunities to Reduce Toll of Cancer

August 6, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. Aug. 6, 2015 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to