American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Thank you so much for all you do throughout the year to help in the fight against cancer. All of us at American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - California ACS CAN wish you happy and safe holiday season!

Great news! The U.S. House just passed The Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act, a bill aimed at improving access to clinical trials for communities of color and decreasing health disparities. The bill is named for Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman who died from cervical cancer and whose cells cultivated during her treatment have been used to develop some of modern medicine’s most important breakthroughs, including the development of the polio vaccine and treatments f...or cancer, HIV/AIDS and Parkinson’s disease. This year marks Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday, and we are proud of all the good that she has done for the world, said Lawrence Lacks, Sr., Henrietta Lacks’ eldest son. While Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells were taken without her knowledge or consent, her contribution has had a significant and wide-reaching scientific impact. This legislation honors and builds on my mother’s legacy by helping to ensure communities of color have more equitable access to advances in cancer treatment.

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It’s #GivingTuesday! We need 300 supporters to help us so we can continue to advocate for groundbreaking research and access to care for cancer patients, survivors and their families. Will you help us reach our goal?

For all who fight cancer, especially our volunteers. We’re thankful for YOU this Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving from @acscanca!

Join us on November 13th at 7:30 a.m. for a virtual program that explores how clinical trials will impact cancer prevention, detection, and treatment in the future, and ways to overcome barriers. We are honored to have presenters from GRAIL, FDA Oncology Center of Excellence, Scripps MD Anderson, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, and ACS CAN. Rsvp: fightcancer.org/socalclinicaltrials