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North Dakota Gets Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

August 9, 2018
North Dakota

North Dakota gets mixed reviews when it comes to implementing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer according to the latest edition of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality.

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

January 4, 2017
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

States would likely face increased costs and cancer patients and survivors could face delayed preventive, diagnostic and curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors...

Ovarian cancer survivor to speak at Purses and Pearls in Bismarck on December 8

November 24, 2016
North Dakota

Bismarck, ND - Daphne Hall is an ovarian cancer survivor and will be sharing her story as part of the annual Purses and Pearls event in Bismarck, ND, to benefit the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Hall was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 and has been helping

North Dakota Voters Reject Tobacco Tax Increase

November 9, 2016
North Dakota

Big Tobacco's Dirty Money and Misleading Measure 4 Ads Deceive Voters: North Dakota Children and Veterans Become Real Losers

North Dakota Cancer Advocate in Washington, DC

September 15, 2016
North Dakota

Hundreds of Advocates from Every State Asked Congress to Support Critical Policies that Increase Cancer Research Funding, Improve Patient Quality of Life and Improve Access to Colorectal Cancer Screenings for Seniors

Fargo Forum says Time for Tobacco Tax Increase

August 15, 2016
North Dakota

Each year 1,000 North Dakotans die from smoking related diseases. It's time North Dakota voters take action and increase the tobacco tax.

North Dakota Voters to decide on Tobacco Tax Increase in November

August 10, 2016
North Dakota

North Dakota voters will decide in November whether to increase the states tobacco tax for the first time since 1993.

RFL Advocacy Chair Section

October 29, 2010
North Dakota

Click on the link below to take the RFL Advocacy Chair Orientation RFL Advocacy Chair Orientation Advocacy Chair Resources: Click on the links below to view the documents

North Dakota State Lead Ambassador

North Dakota

Ellen Schafer Ellen Schafer has been with ACS CAN since 2006 and with ACS since 1993. Ellen’s dedication to our mission has earned her the 2015 St. George Award and recognition as the 2014 Act Lead of the Year. In addition to her work with ACS and ACS CAN,

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