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Snuff Out SB 150: Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Keep Smoke out of Montana Smoke-free Law

... right to breathe clean, smoke-free air regardless of where they live, work, or play. Nobody should have to choose between a job and long-term health, which is clearly put at greater risk with any exposure to carcinogens.  Allowing cigar smoking in enclosed public places in our state would be a step backwards for the health of Montanans. Secondhand smoke from cigars poses significant health risks to people who smoke and those around them. There is simply no way ... has a negative impact on overall economic activity in a community and contributes to absenteeism, lost productivity and increases in health care costs. The visit was part of ACS CAN’s Cancer Action Day, an event that brought Montanans affected by cancer together to call on the ...

Arizona Cancer Advocates Rally at Capitol for Increased Access to Innovative Testing and Lifesaving Treatments

... – found in blood, tissues or other biospecimens. "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and save lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual condition. This legislation will help dismantle cost barriers and bring the promise of precision ... are less likely to receive biomarker testing. Improving coverage for and access to biomarker testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. The House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 2144, which aims to enable more Arizonans to benefit from biomarker ... and urge the Senate to follow suit in taking action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing. This is a critical step towards reducing health inequities and improving cancer outcomes," said Melissa Norred, ACS CAN state lead ambassador. Additionally, the group advocated to pass ...

October 24: ACS CAN Utah Policy Summit Highlights Youth Tobacco and E-cigarette Epidemic, Potential Policy Solutions

... roughly 1,300 Utah adults will die from smoking and 800 kids under age 18 will become new daily smokers. Additionally, $542 million in annual health care costs in Utah can be attributed to smoking. On Thursday, October 24, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Utah hosts ... including the alarming epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, and examine potential policy solutions. Medical experts, state legislators and public health advocates will discuss the impact of tobacco in Utah, the latest data showing tobacco use among Utah’s youth and evidence-based public ...

Oregon Youth, Cancer Patients, Survivors Urge Legislators To End Flavored, Menthol Tobacco Sales

... Tobacco continues to use flavors to target its next generation of customers, which leads to countless deaths as well as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. ACS CAN is joined in this call by many state health advocacy organizations as well as the municipal governing bodies of, among others, Oregon City, Salem, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, ...

CVS Stores Stop Selling Tobacco Oct. 1

Big health news on tobacco! CVS, the nationŠ—Ès second largest pharmacy chain, announced it will stop selling tobacco products at all of its stores ... decision will help advance my Administration's efforts to reduce tobacco-related deaths, cancer, and heart disease, as well as bring down health care costs Š—– ultimately saving lives and protecting untold numbers of families from pain and heartbreak for years to come." A new ...

ACS CAN Lauds Governor John Hickenlooper's Veto of Senate Bill 18-179

... R.J. Ours, ACS CAN Colorado government relations director. "Senate Bill 18-179 would have reduced resources for a number of Colorado’s public health programs, including health care for children, tobacco prevention and cessation, and cancer early detection and treatment capabilities provided by the proceeds of the tobacco ...

New CDC Study Shows Efforts to Create Tobacco-Free Generation Undercut by E-Cigarettes

... The data released by the CDC today show that the Surgeon General 's call for a äóÖtobacco-free generation ' in this year 's Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking is being undercut by the increased use of e-cigarettes among youth. The finding that youth who have used an ... access to market their products to kids using attractive flavors, provocative advertising and celebrity endorsements. While the long-term health effects of using e-cigarettes are still unknown, we do know that when a child picks up an e-cigarette it can be the gateway to a life-long ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.Œæ ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary ...

Cancer Advocates Detail Policies Necessary to Reach New Cancer Moonshot Goal

... policies that would help prevent, detect, and treat cancer starting with increased funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and separate funding for the president’s proposed Advanced Research Project on Health (ARPA-H). Federal funding for cancer research is the bedrock of medical discoveries and has played a role in every major cancer breakthrough ... coverage to 2.2 million people, and cap Medicare Part D out-of-pocket drug costs, as the most important means to improve patients’ access to care. It also makes clear the need for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer screening tests once these tests are approved by FDA and clinical benefit ...

ACS CAN Reacts to Governor Hochul’s 2023-24 Executive Budget Proposal

... cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products. In addition to saving New York State hundreds of millions of dollars in smoking-related health care costs and generating millions in revenue that can be put toward evidence-based tobacco cessation programs, an increase to the cigarette tax will result in significant health benefits, including saving over 15,300 lives and reducing the number of adults who currently smoke by 44,800. “Governor Hochul’s ...

TOBACCO PURCHASING AGE WOULD RISE TO 21 UNDER SENATE-APPROVED BILL

... legislation that supporters said would cut down youth tobacco use and nicotine addiction. The bill, compiled by the Joint Committee on Public Health based on several separate pieces of legislation, also bans pharmacies and health care institutions from selling tobacco products and prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes in places where smoking is already banned. "This ...

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