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Urge your lawmakers to reject cancer research funding cuts

The president's recent budget proposal calls for a 37% cut to cancer research funding. Send a message to your member of Congress today and urge them to reject these outrageous proposed cuts.

Latest Updates

May 14, 2026
Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Access to quality, affordable health care is crucial for all Alaskans to lead healthy and happy lives and Senate Bill 83 will be a step in assuring that access, especially for residents in the most rural parts of the state, putting telehealth rate fairness into law. Alaska

February 2, 2026
Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska -- With Alaskans facing soaring health insurance costs and thousands at risk of losing lifesaving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) call on lawmakers to use the 2026 legislative session to preserve access to Medicaid in the state. “Geography should not

June 24, 2025
Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska’s economy would experience a significant hit and job loss should the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” become law, according to new data from the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research. The upcoming data is the latest showing significant economic consequences of

February 18, 2025
Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska –– Cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers are gathering today to let legislators know they must do more to reduce the toll of tobacco in communities big and small by protecting the Alaska tobacco use education and cessation fund. That fund supports efforts to reduce the deadly

State Contacts

Emily Nenon
Alaska Government Relations Director
Shawn O'Neal
Senior Regional Media Advocacy Manager

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Do you have a personal story about how cancer has impacted you or someone you love? Real stories are how ACS CAN ensures that no one becomes a statistic.