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Hannah Gaffney, president of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, spent the first week of September lobbying for more cancer research. After hearing about a fellow sorority sister being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, Gaffney looked for fundraising options for her friend and stumbled upon the non-profit organization the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

By KTAR.com September 19, 2018 at 1:03 pm A candlelight vigil, Lights of Hope, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is assembled near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in

PHOENIX – This month, nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will gather in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates will urge Congress to take

The 2018 regular Arizona Legislative session has officially ended. Our lawmakers’ work at the capitol is done for now, but we still have a lot of work ahead to enact strong policies that will prevent cancer and improve the outlook for cancer patients. While this session was dominated by long

PHOENIX – The Legislature will get another chance to protect children from unnecessary exposure to harmful UV radiation Thursday morning. Rep. Heather Carter, District 15, will employ a “striker” amendment. This will “strike everything” from bill SB 1290 and replace it with the language from the indoor tanning bill —