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The following was originally published in the News Journal on December 17, 2022. What makes a cancer diagnosis especially difficult are the what-ifs that arise for those diagnosed and the people who love them — what if I don’t respond to treatment? What if my loved one’s

ALBANY , NY – DECEMBER 15, 2022 – The costs of being diagnosed with cancer last long after the diagnosis and initial treatment putting cancer survivors at increased risk for lifelong financial hardship, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).

TRENTON, NJ – DECEMBER 15, 2022 – Earlier today, the New Jersey General Assembly approved legislation that seeks to remove financial barriers to lifesaving cancer screening. A-3523 passed the full Assembly by a vote of 78-0, edging New Jersey closer to requiring health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended

"Con el anuncio de hoy de la Dra. Monica M. Bertagnolli, directora del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer, de su reciente diagnóstico de cáncer de mama, la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS) ofrece su apoyo a la Dra. Bertagnolli.

"Con el anuncio de hoy de la Dra. Monica M. Bertagnolli, directora del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer, de su reciente diagnóstico de cáncer de mama, la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS) ofrece su apoyo a la Dra. Bertagnolli.

Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee passed legislation that will restrict the authority of communities to pass local laws regulating the sale of tobacco products that are stronger than state law.

ALBANY , NY – DECEMBER 12, 2022 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Santa Clause join children throughout New York in preparing a Christmas wish list, to be delivered tomorrow by Old Saint Nick to legislators in Albany. WHEN : Santa Clause and

RALEIGH, NC – December 12, 2022 – A new series of TV and digital advertisements paid for by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched today highlights the collaborative nature of some of North Carolina’s greatest successes that has established the state as a leader on

Ending the Sale of Flavored Tobacco is Critical to Protect Youth and Reduce Tobacco Use