Presidential forums on cancer scheduled for today and tomorrow in Cedar Rapids, Iowa serve to elevate the importance of cancer on the national agenda and offer an opportunity for all presidential candidates to commit that they will make fighting cancer, the number one killer of Americans under age 85, a signature priority of their Administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 16, 2007 -- "The President’s Cancer Panel report issued today offers strong support for critical tobacco control measures that the public health community has long supported.
In an effort to urge Congress to put children’s health ahead of the tobacco industry’s bottom line, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) this week is sponsoring ads across the country asking Congress to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products.
Statement of Daniel E. Smith, President, American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 1, 2007 -- "Today’s House vote is a major win for the cancer community on several fronts.
On behalf of the millions of families who have experienced the devastating effects of tobacco addiction, I commend Chairman Senator Kennedy (D-MA) and the members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee for approving the bill by a 13-8 vote, moving legislation forward to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad authority to regulate tobacco products.
WASHINGTON — July 30, 2007 — The American Cancer Society is pleased to announce the addition of a new senior staff member in policy development and a new senior staff member and senior-level promotion within its sister advocacy organization, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 24, 2007 -- A grassroots army of cancer advocates across the United States is flooding the offices of many U.S.
Senate Finance Committee Approves Cigarette Tax Increase
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) today sent a letter to the members of the Senate Finance Committee urging approval of a 61 cents per pack increase in the federal cigarette excise tax and a comparable increase for other tobacco products. The tax increase is included in a bill to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), slated for Committee mark up tomorrow evening.