Cigarette smoking declined from 12.5% in 2020 to 11.5% in 2021, but one in five, or 46 million, U.S. adults continues to use tobacco products in 2021 according to new data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, in a 217-215 vote, passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, advancing provisions that would greatly restrict access to affordable care and risk progress in the fight against cancer.
Our Impact
We advocate for legislation as a catalyst to fight cancer.
62.3%
of the U.S. population protected from secondhand smoke exposure by local or statewide smoke-free laws.
32%
decline in cancer death rates from 1991-2019
33.5 million
people benefited from expanded access to health insurance
Learn more about what it is like to be a grassroots volunteer from Jess Ivanhoff. Jess lives in a remote Alaskan village that is 1,100 mile from the capitol but still advocates for cancer patients.