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The Iowa House on Monday approved House File 2412, which would require radon testing and mitigation in Iowa schools. The Gail Orcutt School Radon Safety Bill (named after a beloved retired teacher who died of radon-induced lung cancer) now heads to the Senate.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has been provided nearly one million dollars in support from Amgen for a pilot program to test a trial eligibility screening intervention intended to increase and diversify patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – After the pandemic impacted two years of Cancer Action Days, cancer advocates, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Jefferson City yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials. They let their lawmakers know that they can and must

TALLAHASSEE, FL – March 2, 2022 – Today, the Florida House and Senate continued to consolidate their priorities during the 2022 budget conference, including dedicating a total $100 million toward cancer research. The below is a statement on behalf of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in

The Santa Ana City Countil voted Tuesday night in favor of enacting an ordinance that will end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, without exemptions. ACS CAN applauds the decision to prioritize the health of children and historically marginalized communities over Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line.

In his State of the Union address tonight, President Biden again called on the nation to work together to end cancer as we know it.

Antes del discurso del Presidente de los EE. UU. sobre el Estado de la Unión, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) ofrece numerosas sugerencias de políticas sobre las formas en que la administración y el Congreso pueden lograr el ambicioso objetivo de la Iniciativa Nacional Misión contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot) del Presidente.

A virtual event held by ACS CAN and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet highlighted the promise of new blood-based cancer screening technologies that have the potential to dramatically increase early-stage diagnosis for a wide range of cancers and called on Congress to pass the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage (MCED) Act.

Antes del discurso del Presidente de los EE. UU. sobre el Estado de la Unión, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) ofrece numerosas sugerencias de políticas sobre las formas en que la administración y el Congreso pueden lograr el ambicioso objetivo de la Iniciativa Nacional Misión contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot) del Presidente.