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July 1, 2024
North Carolina

Earlier today, Governor Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state plans to relieve as much as $4 billion in medical debt for an estimated two million North Carolinians. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) joins patient advocates and public health organizations across the state in applauding this investment in North Carolina, its people and their health.

April 29, 2024
North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. – Around 50 cancer advocates, survivors, caregivers and their families from all over North Carolina will gather in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 1, to meet with lawmakers to ask them to support policies that reduce the burden of cancer in the Tar Heel State. The best time

January 1, 2024
North Carolina

Rhonda Ferrell Rhonda Ferrell has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network since 2002 when she attended Celebration on the Hill. Rhonda started volunteering with ACS in 1999 with the Relay for Life in Duplin County and chaired the event for many years. She also

December 1, 2023
North Carolina

December 1 is a monumental day for North Carolina. The Tar Heel State should feel a sense of pride and relief for the nearly 600,000 North Carolinians who are now eligible for affordable health insurance through Medicaid. We at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are thrilled

North Carolina Events

November 21, 2024EST
Raleigh, NC

Join us for an important conversation on The Future of Cancer Care: Biomarker Testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a person's own genes or proteins to better diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step...

State Contacts

Jon Charest
North Carolina Grassroots Manager
John Broome
Government Relations Director
Stacy Jacobson
Sr. Regional Media Advocacy Manager

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