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MEDIA ADVISORY – PRESS CONFERENCE: Buffalo Community Leaders Rally around Governor Hochul’s Tobacco Proposals, Moved by Data Showing Link between Tobacco Use & Cancer Deaths

BUFFALO, NY –MARCH 11, 2023 – As budget discussions among state legislators pick up speed at the Capitol, Erie County religious, health and community leaders are set to rally alongside cancer patients and survivors on Monday, March 13. Following the American Cancer Society ... that media arrive at 9:45am   Attendees will hear from representatives of the Delevan Grider Community Center, CAI Global, Buffalo Center for Health Equity, the Buffalo Branch of the NAACP, Roswell Park Cancer Institute as well as cancer survivors and health advocates. Participating ... importance of the proposed legislation in the fight to end all suffering and death from cancer and the health inequities that permeate cancer care.   ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level ...

New Report: Failure by Southern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... of cigarette smoking, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of cigarettes by $1.00 or more per pack.  “Alabama’s excise tax on cigarettes hasn’t been increased ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.”   Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

New Report: Failure by Southern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... of cigarette smoking, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of cigarettes by $1.00 or more per pack.    “Arkansas’s excise tax on cigarettes hasn’t been ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.”   Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

New Report: Failure by Southern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... of cigarette smoking, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of cigarettes by $1.50 or more per pack.   “Kentucky’s excise tax on cigarettes hasn’t been ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.”   Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

New Report: Failure by Southern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... of cigarette smoking, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of cigarettes by $1.00 or more per pack.   “Louisiana’s excise tax on cigarettes hasn’t been ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.”   Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

New Report: Failure by Southern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... of cigarette smoking, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of cigarettes by $1.50 or more per pack.   “Mississippi’s excise tax on cigarettes hasn’t been ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.”   Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

New Report: Failure by Southern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... of cigarette smoking, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of cigarettes by $1.00 or more per pack.   “Tennessee’s excise tax on cigarettes hasn’t been ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.”   Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco a Priority for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in 2018

... 29, 2018 – As lawmakers dive into the new year the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is looking ahead to what public health initiatives can be accomplished in 2018. South Carolina has a long way to go when it comes to tobacco control issues. Each year in South Carolina 2,500 kids under the age of eighteen become new daily smokers, 7,200 adults die from smoking and annual health care costs in South Carolina directly caused by smoking are $1.9 billion.  Don’t worry, ACS CAN has solutions. A one-time increase in the ...

Coastal Carolina Baseball Coach Helps Kick Cancer During Annual Suits & Sneakers Event

... South Carolina’s current tobacco tax of 57 cents ranks 45 th in the country and is more than a $1 below the national average.  Annual health care costs in South Carolina directly related to smoking are estimated to be about $1.9 billion. If the state was to increase its tobacco tax by ... would generate about $266.6 million in revenue annually.  “A tobacco tax increase would truly be a win-win solution for South Carolina – a health win that would reduce tobacco use and save lives as well as a financial win that would help the state’s budget,” said Beth Johnson, ...

Report Finds Majority of States Falling Short on Laws and Policies that Prevent Cancer and Save Lives

... policies. “State legislators should support laws and policies that help people fight cancer by emphasizing disease prevention, making health care affordable and accessible and focusing on quality of life,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of ACS CAN. “Missed opportunities to pass laws that fight and prevent cancer not only leave new state revenue and health savings on the table, but deny the potential for saving countless lives from a disease that still kills 1,500 people every day.” How Do ...

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