WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2011 – A majority of states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
WASHINGTON – July 6, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the White House and congressional leaders to make cancer a top priority as negotiations continue over reducing the federal deficit.
WASHINGTON, DC – May 23, 2011 — Volunteer advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, physicians, and researchers from 18 other organizations in Washington, DC, this week to urge lawmakers to support funding for crit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2011 – “People with cancer and their families are urging lawmakers to reject the funding cuts in the House budget resolution for fiscal year 2012 that would make it more difficult, and in some cases impossible, for them to access lifesaving care.
Cancer Research Funding Cuts Limited; Prevention Program Cuts Damaging
WASHINGTON – April 6, 2011 – An amendment by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) to the FY 2012 budget resolution being marked up today in the House Budget Committee would prohibit funding cuts to cancer and other disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Severe Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, Disease Prevention and Medical Research Would Threaten Access to Health Care for People With Cancer
ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin, LIVESTRONG Founder Lance Armstrong Reveal New Polling Data Showing Public Opposition to Cutting Cancer Funding
WASHINGTON – March 8, 2011 – The U.S.
WASHINGTON – February 28, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is joining other leading cancer groups this week to urge Congress to oppose severe cuts to groundbreaking cancer research and programs that are expanding access to lifesaving preventive services such as m