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September 10, 2025

Cancer Survivors and Medical Leaders Call on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Eliminate Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate cancer survivors, physicians and cancer advocates gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to urge swift passage of legislation that would expand access to prostate cancer screening for high-risk men. The proposals--House Bill 281 and Senate Bill 447—would remove cost-sharing requirements for those at high-risk of developing prostate cancer that currently keep too many Pennsylvanians from getting screened.

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September 8, 2025

House Appropriations Committee to Consider Funding Bill with Increase for Cancer Research

Tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the draft FY26 appropriations bill approved on September 2nd by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.  The bill includes an increase in funding for cancer research and cancer prevention and control programs.

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September 4, 2025

New Billboard Sends Clear Message About Cancer Research Funding

TOPEKA, Kan. –  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has placed a new billboard in the Topeaka area to catch Congress’s attention ahead of the upcoming budget process in Washington, D.C.

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August 28, 2025

"Lights of Hope Night of Remembrance" to Honor Lives Touched by Cancer

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) invites the community to join a Lights of Hope Night of Remembrance and Advocacy at Miller Park in downto

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August 27, 2025

New Billboard Sends Clear Message About the Importance of Cancer Research Funding 

Oklahoma City, OK.

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ACS CAN’s newest campaign highlights the need to build on proven progress in groundbreaking research with sustained funding increase for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute.

ACS CAN urges Congress to Fight Cancer and Make Time, literally, for more of life’s moments for patients and survivors by prioritizing cancer research.

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