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The Georgia Senate passed H.B. 1339 today, which in part forms a health care coverage commission. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Georgia lawmakers to recognize the study commission as an insufficient solution for the health care coverage gap that currently puts more than 400,000 Georgians at risk.

As we mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this March, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the South Carolina legislature to increase funding for the state’s Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network , which provides access to lifesaving preventive care to at-risk South Carolinians.

Pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer y activistas de a través de Arizona se congregaron en el Capitolio Estatal el jueves 14 de marzo para el Día de Acción contra el Cáncer, un evento anual organizado por ACS CAN.

Pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer y activistas de a través de Arizona se congregaron en el Capitolio Estatal el jueves 14 de marzo para el Día de Acción contra el Cáncer, un evento anual organizado por ACS CAN.

The Toll of Tobacco on Kentucky is Too Great to Ignore

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Wisconsin Government Relations Director Sara Sahli MADISON, Wis. – “As lawmakers close the 2023/2024 legislative session, their policies on easing the burden of cancer are decidedly mixed for the nearly 40,000 Wisconsinites who

Michigan Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer

The following was originally published in the Empire Report on March 13, 2024. Over the past few years, a disturbing trend has emerged: people are increasingly being diagnosed with cancer at younger and younger ages. Oftentimes, this means that in the middle of their careers, some patients will

DENVER, COLO. — MARCH 13, 2024 — American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from across Colorado convened at the State Capitol on Wednesday. They urged lawmakers to pass SB 124, which if enacted would ensure  biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans, including Health First Colorado, when supported by medical and scientific evidence.