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Cancer Advocates Prioritize Tobacco Control, Cancer Screenings in Virtual Meetings with Nebraska Senators

... 459, which would increase the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. Significantly increasing tobacco taxes is a proven strategy for saving lives and health care dollars, while producing revenue. A $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase in Nebraska’s cigarette tax is projected to keep 5,200 kids from ... cancer survivor and ACS CAN Nebraska Leadership volunteer. “Those of us who have been touched by cancer are firmly committed to ensure the health and future of our communities are put before Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line.” Additionally, the group advocated to preserve the ...

Legislative Action Needed to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing, ‘Game-Changer’ in Fight Against Cancer

... 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 ...

Raising cigarette taxes: one of the most effective ways to curb smoking

... some context for the problem: Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. According to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services,  in Nebraska, an estimated 2,500 people die prematurely as a result of tobacco use each year.  In addition, at least 75,000 Nebraskans are suffering from at least one serious smoking-related illness.  Nebraskans spend $924 million annually for health care costs caused directly by smoking, and smoking-caused productivity losses in the state exceed $650 million per year. A tax increase of ...

Nebraskans Join Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Nationwide to Call on Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... and prevention funding, ACS CAN volunteer advocates will also encourage lawmakers to advance legislation that addresses disparities in cancer care and supports more equitable access to cancer clinical trials through the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act (the Act). Named after ... pandemic, ACS CAN volunteers will continue to advocate for the more than 15.5 million cancer survivors in this country who are relying on public health policies that give them a fighting chance against the disease,” he added. 1 1 Nebraskans Join Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors ...

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