American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the non-profit, non-partisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major public health problem through voter education and issue campaigns aimed at influencing candidates and lawmakers to support laws and policies that will help people fight cancer.

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American Cancer Society's Relay For Life

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I have joined one of my friends team for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. I would like for any f you out there to help the cause. I know the blogosphere did a good job for Fred and I know that they can do a good job for a worthwhile charity. Please help us out. Dear Family and Friends, I’ve decided to take action against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community. Relay For Life® is about celebration, remembrance... Read Full Story

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The illiterate patient

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Have you ever been exhausted after an appointment with one of your doctors? Well maybe it’s not just our emotions, maybe it’s the fact that we’re working up quite the learning curve. According to the The News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research just 12 percent of Americans have the health literacy skills needed to get and use health information to make health care decisions. They include weighing the risks and benefits of different treatments, knowing how to calculate... Read Full Story

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This is our group blog, which is unique because any Zimbio member can post an entry to it. Some members blog about recent news and trends related to the portal topic, others recount relevant personal stories. You can also comment on and rate existing blog entries, to voice your opinion and to help the community identify which members and entries on the portal are must-reads. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this portal? Well, then put on your journalist's cap... Read Full Story

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Cancer Society receives $89,000 to pay for mammograms

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cance

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Dr. Susan M. Love, a breast cancer advocacy pioneer, speaks Friday ...

By realvail.com July 12, 2008 — The Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group (VBCAG) welcomes Dr. Susan M. Love, a pioneer of breast cancer advocacy, ...

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ACS Fighting Back Against Cancer

This is just an example of one of the many requests that the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network supports. Designed as an advocacy partner group ...

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Alternative To Mammograms Under Study

Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally and the only place in Georgia studying new...

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Dufferin County public health staying neutral on cellphone use

Despite a public advisory of potential health hazards to children using cellphones by Toronto Public Health, the local health office serving Dufferin County is staying neutral on the issue.

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EPA E-Mail Concluded Global Warming Endangers Public Health, Senator Says

Under a subpoena threat from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Environmental Protection Agency late Wednesday sent the panel a copy of its Dec. 5 proposal to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act -- as a brief loan.

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Government plan ‘could put public health at risk’

The Rudd Government could be putting public health at risk if it moves ahead with a plan to allow pharmacists to prescribe some medications.

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Angola: Round Table Debates Media Role in Promoting Public Health

A round table on the role of the social communication (media) sector in the promotion of public health happens this Thursday at the Journalists Training Centre (Cefojor), in Luanda.

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Mammograms a Pain? Gel Helps

Title: Mammograms a Pain? Gel Helps Category: Health News Created: 7/23/2008 Last Editorial Review: 7/23/2008

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Risky drinking common, but not normal: public health boss

Tasmania's public health director says the state's risky drinking behaviour should not be accepted as the norm.

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