Public Policy Resources

Share

The Value of State Cancer Registries

October 23, 2019

State cancer registries provide a road map in the fight against cancer, and it is crucial for Congress to fund the registries so that they can provide researchers, legislators at all levels, and the public data about cancer cases.

PDF icon Download PDF

Related Resources

August 16, 2024

ACS Comments on NIH Modernization Proposal

The House Energy and Commerce Committee sought community feedback on potential structural and policy changes at the National Institutes of Health.  ACS CAN offered suggestions related to NCI and the proposal's impacts on cancer research. 

Read More

ACS CAN Supports the Clinical Trial Modernization Act (H.R. 8412)

May 15, 2024

The Clinical Trial Modernization Act (H.R. 8412) would increase access to clinical trials by allowing clinical trial sponsors to provide financial support to patients for costs associated with their trial participation, including medical cost-sharing like copays, and non-medical expenses such as travel, parking, food and lodging.

Read more

NIH and NCI Progress in the Fight Against Cancer

May 10, 2024
To ensure that the research being supported today yields the cancer treatments of tomorrow, Congress must sustain and expand the support it is currently providing.
Read more