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October 7, 2019
New Hampshire

TO THE EDITOR: I recently returned from Washington, D.C., where I had the honor of representing New Hampshire on Capitol Hill. Along with nearly 700 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers from across the country, I traveled to Washington to urge our lawmakers to make cancer

September 25, 2019
New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH (September 25, 2019) - The American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network are deeply disappointed by the action of NH lawmakers and Governor Sununu in coming to an agreement on a state budget that raises the age for tobacco sales only to 19 years.

July 23, 2019
New Hampshire

The 2019 Legislative Session has come to an end in New Hampshire! Read more about what happened at the State House here.

March 7, 2019
New Hampshire

CONCORD – Today, the New Hampshire legislature re-referred a bill to raise the minimum age for tobacco sales, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21 years old back to it’s committee to be studied over the summer. The following statement can be atrributed to Mike Rollo, director of government relations

March 6, 2019
New Hampshire

CONCORD – When she was 55, Nottingham’s Fiona Wood underwent a routine colonoscopy and was diagnosed with colon cancer. Since then, she has become committed to ensuring that others have the resources they need to prevent, diagnose, and cure a colorectal cancer diagnosis, advocating with the American Cancer Society Cancer

January 30, 2019
New Hampshire

A group of cancer survivors is leading the push to raise the age to 21 to purchase and use tobacco in New Hampshire. "We're really looking for ways to decrease people from actually starting smoking and becoming addicted to cigarettes,” said Carolyn Claussen, of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action

October 11, 2018
New Hampshire

At the end of September, nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district gathered in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates urged Congress to take steps

September 24, 2018
New Hampshire

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has called the use of e-cigarettes among young people an “epidemic” and state health officials support the message. Read more: Seacoast Online - FDA calls e-cigarette use an epidemic in young people

August 23, 2018
New Hampshire

Please join us in welcoming MacKenzie Nicholson as our new Grassroots Manager for New Hampshire! MacKenzie comes to us from Every Child Matters, where she served as their Field Director and worked on numerous issues including Medicaid expansion. MacKenzie received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire and