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Help more patients participate in clinical trials

Thanks to cancer advocates like you, dozens of members of Congress from both parties have signed on to support a bill that would reduce barriers and allow more patients to participate in clinical trials.

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November 9, 2026
National

Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to act before the end of the year and pass a full-year spending bill with continued funding for lifesaving cancer research. ACS CAN is also urging leaders to work together to pass three important bipartisan bills that would reduce the burden of cancer by increasing access to prevention and early detection services.

October 29, 2026

A federal judge in Boston issued a mixed ruling today in Massachusetts v Oz, a case brought by 25 states and the District of Columbia challenging the Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implementing Medicaid work requirements.

October 28, 2026
National

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), along with 31 partner organizations, filed an amicus c uriae brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in the case of Taylor v. Kennedy .

September 22, 2026
National

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today expressed deep concern following media reports of a new planned executive order placing greater political control over research grant decisions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Our Impact

We advocate for legislation as a catalyst to fight cancer.

62.7%

of the U.S. population protected from secondhand smoke exposure by local or statewide smoke-free laws.

34% 

decline in cancer death rates from 1991-2023

33.5 million 

people benefited from expanded access to health insurance