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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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