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Updates matching "Cancer Research Funding"

September 19, 2011

Washington, D.C. – September 19, 2011 – Thousands of cancer survivors and their families will rally at events in all 50 states this week to call on Congress to protect funding for cancer research. At each event, advocates will collect messages of hope for a future without cancer that will

September 13, 2011

WASHINGTON – September 13, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the deficit "supercommittee" to make cancer a top priority during negotiations over a deficit reduction package. ACS CAN President Christopher W. Hansen sent a letter today to the 12

September 6, 2011
National

"We are making unprecedented progress that is changing the way we prevent and treat cancer in this country, thanks in no small part to federal investments in cancer research." Those were the words of Dr. Ed Partrdidge, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Lisa

August 11, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2011 – A majority of states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). In a year consumed by budget shortfalls and legislative challenges, many

July 6, 2011

WASHINGTON – July 6, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the White House and congressional leaders to make cancer a top priority as negotiations continue over reducing the federal deficit. Christopher W. Hansen, president of ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the

May 24, 2011
National

Tuesday, May 24 at 4:45 pm Our visit with Rep. Yarmuth -- with Jeanine Phillips, another volunteer-- was a delight. Not only does he get it, but he is a champion for cancer research, prevention and early detection funding. It's been a great and

May 24, 2011
National

This past Saturday, Governor Rick Perry of Texasξsigned into law House Bill 438 that requires oral chemo to be covered in the same way that intravenous chemo is covered. Cancer patients recently testified before the Texas Legislature that they had good health insurance, but because oral chemotherapy was the only

May 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – May 23, 2011 — Volunteer advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, physicians, and researchers from 18 other organizations in Washington, DC, this week to urge lawmakers to support funding for critical cancer research and prevention programs

May 20, 2011
National

Virginia's two NCI Designated Centers will see a significant increase in their research funding in the upcoming fiscal year! The state budget includes $5 million for the VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond and $3 million for the UVA Cancer Center in Charlottesville. This success came in large part due