Smoke-Free Progress Accelerating in 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 20, 2007 -- Nearly halfway through 2007, the smoke-free movement that has swept the country in recent years has assumed an even faster pace.
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American Cancer Society Issues Principles for Quality Health Insurance
WASHINGTON June 5, 2007 The American Cancer Society today issued four principles that define meaningful health insurance and highlight major problems in the health care system that are impeding progress against cancer and other major diseases.
New Report Finds More Than a Quarter of States Falling Short on Cancer Policies
BOSTON -- August 7, 2007 -- More than a quarter of states are not measuring up in the fight against cancer, according to a new report evaluating state legislative activity on cancer policy issues. The report, developed by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) in collabora
Tobacco Companies Continue to Spend Billions Addicting Americans to Their Deadly Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 26, 2007 -- The Federal Trade Commission today released two reports on tobacco industry marketing expenditures showing that the tobacco industry spent a total of $27.7 billion in 2004 and 2005 to advertise and promote their lethal products to Americans.
President Bush Signs Bill to Provide Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings to Underserved Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. -– April 20, 2007 -– President Bush signed critical legislation into law today to expand a successful program that provides lifesaving breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured and underinsured women.
Maryland Legislature Passes Strong Smoke-free Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 10, 2007 -- The Maryland House of Representatives voted yesterday morning 99 to 40 to make all indoor workplaces, restaurants, and bars smoke-free.
House Passes Legislation to Reauthorize National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 27, 2007 -- The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 1132).
American Cancer Society Expert Testifies On Effects of Tobacco Industry Marketing on Disparate Populations
Two weeks after the introduction of legislation to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill for February 27.
President 's Budget Proposal Falls Short in Cancer Research and Prevention Programs
Statement of Daniel E. Smith, President, American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM
Speaker's Lobby Goes Smoke-Free
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- January 10, 2007 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today announced that effective immediately, the Speaker’s Lobby will go smoke-free.