
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
@ACSCAN
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ACS CAN advocates for evidence-based public policies to reduce the cancer burden for everyone. Nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of @AmericanCancer.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2008
Right now, Congress has just months to act, or health insurance will get more expensive for millions of people. (1/2)
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RT @LLacasseACSCAN: Grateful to @AppropsGOP Chair @SenatorCollins & @SenateApprops Vice Chair @PattyMurray, as well as @SenCapito & @Senato….
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ACS CAN thanks @SenateApprops & @AppropsGOP for safeguarding funding for @NIH, @theNCI & @CDC_Cancer in the FY26 appropriations bill. Bipartisan support fuels the fight against #cancer!. We call on the full Senate to support the bill when it arrives on the floor. #CancerAdvocacy.
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RT @OVACInfo: One Voice Against Cancer thanks @AppropsGOP and @SenateApprops for protecting funding for @NIH, @theNCI and the cancer preven….
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RT @RallyForNIH: We thank our #RallyMedRes partners for standing up for biomedical research funding. We look forward to rallying with you S….
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"Continued investment in #CancerResearch isn’t just smart policy, it’s a lifeline for millions of cancer patients and everyone at risk of developing the disease and a critical step forward in the fight to end cancer as we know it, for everyone." -@LLacasseACSCAN (2/2).
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Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations considered and approved its draft FY26 appropriations bill that includes increases for:. ✅ @NIH.✅ Federal #CancerResearch funding at @theNCI.✅ @CDC_Cancer. Read the full statement: (1/2).
fightcancer.org
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations considered and approved its draft FY26 appropriations bill that includes increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and increases for
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Today is the 60th anniversary of the #MedicareAndMedicaidAct. This landmark bill helps ensure millions of seniors and individuals with lower and limited incomes have access to essential health care, including cancer screenings. (1/2)
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RT @jordan_hinds: Help make cancer care affordable for countless patients. Congress must act now before it expires!.@ACSCAN @ACSCANPA . htt….
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ACS CAN is the leading cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a national priority.
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For our July Volunteer Spotlight, we are thrilled to highlight Kim Adair, Legislative Ambassador with @ACSCANAZ and a #ColorectalCancer survivor! Kim learned about ACS CAN in Colorado from a friend, who passed away from cancer. Kim now volunteers in her memory. (1/3)
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Unless Congress extends the #EnhancedTaxCredits, more than 24 million people with Marketplace plans will face higher #HealthInsurance costs, and 4.2 million will lose their coverage. Sign our petition to help protect access to affordable health care:
act.fightcancer.org
ACS CAN is the leading cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a national priority.
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RT @ACSCAN_Alabama: Thank you to @SenKatieBritt for leading a July 24 14-member letter to @WHOMB asking for proper disbursement of appropr….
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RT @BCpolicyNOW: Over 2M Americans will hear the words ‘you have cancer’ this year,” said Angela Sailor of @ACSCAN. At our first Capitol Hi….
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Have you been impacted by #cancer?. Please take ACS CAN's latest Survivor Views survey, which explores issues like cancer treatments and how they come to market, drug shortages, new therapies, and what role AI should play. ➡️ Sign up today:
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The day is almost over, but your impact doesn’t have to be. #OneDayOneMission ends at midnight. Please make your gift now and help save lives from cancer through advocacy. Thank you for everything you do in the fight against cancer!
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We’re more than halfway through #OneDayOneMission! Every dollar raised fuels advocacy that drives real change for cancer patients. If you’ve been waiting to give, please don’t delay any longer. Be a part of this important moment and make your gift now:
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People across the country are uniting for #OneDayOneMission. They’re coming together to help make sure people get the screenings, care, and research breakthroughs they need to survive a cancer diagnosis and thrive. Can we count on your support? ➡️
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RT @ACSNews: New @AmericanCancer study led by Dr. Qinran Liu in @JNCI_Now found that people living in racially and economically segregated….
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