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... discussion of the bill. "By preventing teenagers from using tanning devices, we can reduce skin cancer rates and save lives as well as lower health care costs," Hogan said. According to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, indoor tanning use by people under the age of 35 increases ...

... 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 ...

... leadership and guidance for ACS CAN, which supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Her term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ACS CAN leverages volunteers across the country to educate ... Research Breakfast and led record-breaking fundraising efforts for the event.  “Alice’s knowledge in mission-critical areas of research, health equity and patient access to care will be of tremendous benefit in guiding our organization forward,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “We will benefit greatly from ...

... (JAMA), the research highlights the lifesaving benefits of Massachusetts’ first in the nation move to end the sale of flavored tobacco. Public health advocates, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of ACS, worked tirelessly to pass ... Big Tobacco in their pushing flavored tobacco products on our kids and communities of color.” Nationally, ACS CAN and other leading public health groups are calling on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to follow the Commonwealth’s lead and implement a nationwide menthol ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...