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June 27, 2024

Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services considered and approved its draft FY25 appropriations bill that includes increases for federal cancer research funding at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

June 27, 2024

The state legislature passed its final version of the budget, which included increased funding for programs that address tobacco use.  
 

June 26, 2024

Tomorrow, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means is expected to mark up the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act.

June 26, 2024

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) thanks Sen. Nickie Antonio for championing an effort to invest in the American Cancer Society’s Cleveland Hope Lodge, a nurturing home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers.

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Emily Burr
Director, Media Advocacy
Medicaid, Patient Navigation
Trista Hargrove
Director, Media Advocacy
Health Equity
Josh Wilson
Senior Manager, Media Advocacy
Cancer Prevention, Tobacco Control

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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.