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FRANKFORT, KY. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) opposes House bill 7, which would require a majority of adults enrolled in Medicaid to meet various work requirements as a condition of eligibility for health care coverage and create a more complex and burdensome system for

This Wednesday will mark 12 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law and cancer patients, survivors and millions of others gained expanded access to comprehensive health coverage.

Este miércoles se cumplirán 12 años desde que se promulgó la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio y los pacientes de cáncer, los sobrevivientes y millones de personas obtuvieron un mayor acceso a una cobertura de salud integral.

BATON ROUGE, LA - Alice Williams, who has had a long and successful career around the capitol and with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) this week, was promoted to Louisiana government relations director. “I am excited to continue doing my part in the fight against cancer

CHARLOTTE, NC – February 15, 2022 – In a major shift, breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among Black women as of 2019. This news is one of the key findings in Cancer Statistics for African American/Black People 2022, published today in

The cost of cancer care is substantially impacting the lives of cancer patients and survivors, forcing them to make significant lifestyle changes, and causing some to incur long-term medical debt.

Tobacco use rates among US adults hit an all-time low, but rates remain high among certain populations according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today.

Cancer patients, survivors and advocates from across the state gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to press lawmakers to address several critical issues affecting access to health care for tens of thousands of Kansans, particularly those in need of cancer screening and treatment. The meetings were part of Kansas Cancer Action Day, an annual event organized by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) to make fighting cancer a legislative prioritity.

Flavors Hook Kids DC, a coalition of public health and advocacy organization, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, applad Mayor Boswer for including funding for the Flavored Tobacco Product Prohibition Amendment Act of 2021.