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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Expresses Deep Concern with Biennial Budget

... paid to the state from the tobacco industry, aimed at compensating for disease and death caused by the tobacco industry. A coalition of public health groups in Maine, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Lung Association and the American Heart ... of public policy for Maine and New Hampshire for the American Lung Association of the Northeast “Tobacco use costs Maine $811 million in health care bills each year and approximately $262 million in state Medicaid costs. Tobacco prevention is one of the smartest and most fiscally ...

Nearly 10,000 New Yorkers Die from Smoking-Related Cancers

... report underscores our call for the state to bolster - not cut - its support for tobacco control." A recent report by ACS CAN and its public health partners ranked New York 21 st for its diminished tobacco-fighting efforts.  Just a few years ago, New York ranked 5 th in the country.   ... on New York is devastating. More than 25,000 New Yorkers will die this year of smoking-related diseases and more than $8.17 billion is spent on health care costs each year to treat smoking caused illnesses.  Lost wages and productivity due to tobacco use total $6.05 billion a year. Cancer Brief: ...

Federal Judge 's Order Moves Tobacco Companies Closer to Finally Telling the Truth to the American People

... “deliberately deceived the American public.” The five corrective statements will address the companies’ deceptions regarding 1) the health effects of smoking; 2) the addictiveness of smoking and nicotine; 3) the false advertising of low-tar and light cigarettes as less harmful than regular cigarettes; 4) the designing of cigarettes to enhance the delivery of nicotine; and 5) the health effects of secondhand smoke. Today’s order, which is based on an agreement between the Justice Department, six public health intervenors ... staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system.  Defendants have known many of these facts for at least 50 years or more.  Despite that knowledge, they have consistently, ...

Legislature Presses on with $0 Funding for Youth Tobacco Prevention Despite Budget Surplus

... addictive products. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and costs the state and taxpayers roughly $3.8 billion in annual health care costs. 0 Legislature Presses on with $0 Funding for Youth Tobacco Prevention Despite Budget Surplus ...

Bill would make Mass. a leader against Big Tobacco

... workplace law, increase the legal age for tobacco product purchase from 18 to 21, and prohibit sales of tobacco in facilities that provide health care, such as pharmacies.   When combined with Massachusetts' appropriately strong tobacco taxes and 100 percent smoke-free workplace law, passage ...

Reynolds to Protect Employees From Its Own Products

... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

ACS CAN Opposes Tobacco Bills that Endanger our Kids

... the tobacco industry to protect their bottom line and addict people with cheap products. “Smoking causes approximately $2 billion in annual health care costs in our state. These bills would make these products cheaper and cut down on the state’s revenue. Evidence shows that cost is a ...

Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout® by Calling for Action to Help People Quit Tobacco

... are marking the American Cancer Society's 47th annual Great American Smokeout® Thursday by calling on elected officials to protect the health of all Kentucky residents by investing $10 million in fact-based tobacco prevention and cessation programs. "Nearly 70% of people who ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

CDC 's New Round of Anti-Smoking Ads Highlight Colorectal Cancer Link

... based on strong evidence of what anti-smoking messages work best. This lifesaving national effort has been funded by the Prevention and Public Health Fund created under the Affordable Care Act. We are making progress in helping adults quit this deadly addiction, but there is still more work to do with more than 50 million adults ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Final State Budget Delivers on Cancer Prevention & Detection

... of cancer survivors thank state lawmakers and Governor Shapiro for prioritizing these lifesaving staples of the Commonwealth’s public health infrastructure. Now, we look to the House to build on this work by passing Senate Bill 88 and removing another cost barrier to Pennsylvanian ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

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