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RALEIGH, N.C. – November 30, 2023 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) recognizes a monumental day for all North Carolinians for which they can take pride and have a sense of relief for the nearly 600,000 people who will now have access to affordable, quality

LAKE SUCCESS, NY – November 27, 2023 – Local health care providers, cancer survivors, and patient advocates gathered today at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute to call on Governor Kathy Hochul to prioritize health equity by improving access to biomarker testing and signing Senate Bill 1196a / Assembly Bill 1673a

WASHINGTON, DC – November 20, 2023 – Grail, LLC announced this morning that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study for the company’s Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test to evaluate the technology’s capacity to reduce

WASHINGTON, DC – November 20, 2023 – Grail, LLC announced this morning that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study for the company’s Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test to evaluate the technology’s capacity to reduce

Washington, D.C. – Nov. 17, 2023 -- W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, will serve as the National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s new director. This role is critical to ensuring ongoing innovation in oncology. “Dr. Rathmell is an exceptional physician scientist, and I had the pleasure of serving with her

ACS CAN is joined by dozens of public health, medical, and community organizations as part of the Flavors Hook Kids VT campaign in the campaign to end flavored tobacco sales in Vermont.

NEW YORK, NY – November 16, 2023 – Earlier today, cancer survivors gathered in Times Square alongside health care providers and patient advocates to emphasize the importance of biomarker testing for the health of New York State, its people and its potential for an equitable, hope-filled future. Attendees of

Cancer Advocates Urge West Virginia Lawmakers to Pass Tobacco Prevention Measures on the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout® and National Rural Health Day