Updates matching "South Dakota"

Five hundred kids become new daily smokers in South Dakota every year. That means every day tobacco finds its way to children in our state. Every day, a child starts a lifetime of deadly addiction that increases their risk for cancer, heart disease, a host of debilitating conditions and early

The 2017 South Dakota Legislative Session ended on March 27 with 388 bills introduced. This was a decrease from 418 in 2016. Up until the 2016 General Election, Medicaid expansion was expected to take center stage for legislators to consider in 2017. ACS CAN supports expansion and was gearing up

We hope you'll take the time to download and read our newest fact sheet, Making Cancer a Priority in South Dakota . This one page document has easy to understand information good for many audiences including Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, or just to get you

Did you know during the last 30 years, while we’ve made tremendous progress reducing cancer cases, the rate of melanoma—the most deadly form of skin cancer—has actually doubled! Tanning devices are part of the problem. In fact, melanoma is now the second most common cancer among people 15 to 29

The dangers of tanning are real. Check out this video from our friends at the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund . Using a tanning device before the age of 35 can increase the rate of developing melanoma or other skin cancers later in life by

MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Allison Miller American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 608-662-7559 Email: [email protected] South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Giving Cancer Patients Equal Access to Oral Chemotherapy Pierre, So. Dakota—March 30, 2015— South Dakota

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Megan Myers American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 605-261-7717 (cell) [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Polling: South Dakotans Want State to Use Federal Funds to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Jan. 13, 2014 – Public opinion polling released