FY 14 Budget Prioritizes Cancer Prevention, Begins to Restore Research Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. January 15, 2014 The U.S.
Cancer Research Funding Press Releases
ACS CAN Urges Appropriators to Restore Sequester Cuts to NIH
Washington, DC -- Dec.
Budget Proposal Gives Congress Opportunity to Restore Critical Cancer Research and Prevention Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. December 11, 2013 The bipartisan budget conference proposal for FY14 provides Congress with the opportunity to restore some funding critical for cancer research and prevention programs that have suffered significant budget cuts because of sequestration.
ACS CAN Letter to Budget Conferees Urges Congress to Restore Funding for Critical Cancer Research and Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 18, 2013 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) late last week sent a letter to Budget Conference Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Vice Chairwoman Sen.
Health Insurance Marketplaces Open on First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Today marks both the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the opening of health insurance marketplaces in every state that enable people with breast cancer and other forms of cancer to enroll in health plans without fear that they will be denied coverage because of their health status or medical history.
Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer in 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2013 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
Cancer Research, Prevention and Access to Care Prioritized in Proposed FY 2014 Senate LHHS Spending Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee today is expected to consider an FY 2014ææLabor, Health and Human Services spending bill that would increase funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $300 million over pre-sequester levels, boost the tobacco control program budget by six percent above pre-sequester spending and restore funding to pre-sequester levels for critical breast and cervical cancer screening services for low-income women offered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Make the Fight to Defeat Cancer a National Priority
WASHINGTON, DC July 8, 2013 äóî Volunteer advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, physicians, and researchers from 13 other organizations in Washington, DC, this week to urge lawmakers to support funding for cr
Proposed FY 2014 Senate LHHS Allocation Critical in Fight to Defeat Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 20, 2013 -- People with cancer and their families applaud the proposal by Senate appropriators to restore cancer research funding in the fiscal year 2014 spending bill.