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... or underinsured individuals with income above 200% FPL do not qualify for EWC and BCCTP services and still may not have access to affordable health care. “Communities of color and people with limited income are less likely than others to receive timely cancer screenings and follow-up care, resulting in striking cancer disparities. For example, Black women are  40%  more likely to die from breast cancer despite lower incidence. ...

Amidst the current public health crisis of unprecedented rates of youth tobacco use, every day elected officials delay taking comprehensive action to prohibit all flavored ... announced its intention to clear the market of all flavored e-cigarettes, including mint and menthol flavors. ACS CAN and the public health community have staunchly advocated for the immediate implementation and enforcement of the proposal by launching an advertising campaign ... the U.S. to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.  Coupled with additional requirements for health care coverage for FDA-approved cessation services, significant fines for retailers caught selling products to those underage and increased taxes on ...

Five years ago this week, we celebrated a landmark public health victory as the president signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. After years of Big TobaccoŠ—'s unfettered ... Surgeon General found that smoking still kills 480,000 Americans each year, sickens millions more and costs the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and other economic losses each year. The FDA and the Obama Administration must take even stronger and bolder action to accelerate ...

... “How Do You Measure Up?” rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, tobacco control policies and restricting indoor tanning devices for minors. The ... and keep kids from developing an addiction before they even have a chance to grow up.” Nationally, the report finds that increased access to health coverage through Medicaid is the most met benchmark, with 34 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam, having ... 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 ...