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Leading Cancer Group Applauds Park MGM for Reopening Smoke-free Today

... the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time a casino will be smoke-free on the Strip. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the casino’s decision to protect the health of workers and patrons. ACS CAN released the following statement from Kimberly Rogers, ACS CAN Nevada grassroots manager: "This is incredible news for the health and safety of Park MGM’s workers, customers and the public. It sets a huge precedent for the rest of the Strip and Nevada’s gaming industry. "The science ...

Local Las Vegas Cancer Advocate is in Nation’s Capital to Urge Federal Lawmakers to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district are gathering in Washington, D.C. this week as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates are urging Congress to take steps to make cancer a national priority and help end a disease that still kills more than 1,660 people a day in this country.   The ACS CAN Lobby Day will culminate at sunset this evening with a Lights of Hope ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial featuring more than 40,000 lights in honor of a cancer survivor or to memorialize a loved one ...

Nevada Cancer Survivors Needed for Surveys to Shape Health Policy

LAS VEGAS –  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking cancer patients and recent survivors to enroll in its latest Survivor Views survey project. The project is dedicated to ensuring ... used to inform cancer-related policymaking. The survey project, which started in 2019, has provided invaluable insight on issues including the cost of prescription drugs, access to health coverage, surprise medical bills and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer patients’ access to ...

Cancer Advocates Applaud Gov. Sisolak for Signing Critically Important Bill into Law that Addresses Youth E-cigarette Epidemic

RENO, Nev. – June 14, 2019— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its volunteer advocates, most of them cancer patients and survivors, thank Gov. Sisolak for signing Senate Bill (SB) 263 into law yesterday. The bill addresses the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by Nevada youth. In response to the governor’s action, Tom McCoy, Nevada government relations director for ACS CAN, released the ...

Legislation to Address Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Meets with Victory!

RENO, Nev. – June 3, 2019— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its volunteer advocates, most of them cancer patients and survivors, are pleased Senate Bill (SB) 263 has passed both the Senate and ... now on Gov Sisolak’s desk. ACS CAN is strongly urging the governor to sign this critically important bill that addresses the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by Nevada youth.  In response to the victory, Tom McCoy, Nevada government relations director for ACS CAN, released the following ...

Feb. 4 World Cancer Day: Nevada Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Protect Critical Cancer Prevention Programs

... Society Cancer Action Network urges the legislature to protect funding for breast and cervical cancer screening and tobacco control efforts. ACS CAN is deeply concerned that the state’s proposed budget slashes approximately $2.5 million from Nevada’s already underfunded tobacco prevention program that was being used to address the youth e-cigarette epidemic. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and smoking is linked to at least 13 types of cancer. Futhermore, 24.1% of Nevada’s high school students use e-cigarettes. ACS CAN knows that comprehensive, adequately funded tobacco ...

Nevada Cigarette Tax Increase Should Be Higher To Impact Smoking Rates

  Nevada Cigarette Tax Increase Should Be Higher To Impact Smoking Rates Leading Public Health Organizations Call For an Increase of $1.00 Per Pack or Higher CARSON CITY, NV – March 18, 2015 – Today Governor Brian Sandoval will elaborate on his tax proposal policies.   ... in Nevada, American Heart Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) – appreciate that Governor Sandoval has created an opportunity to discuss the development of a state tobacco tax policy that can provide ... that any tobacco tax that is adopted will deliver measurable health benefits in addition to helpful budget revenue that can help offset the cost of tobacco-related disease in the state of Nevada.  First and most importantly, our organizations call upon the Nevada Legislature to go ...

Local Cancer Survivors and Patients Gain Support from Nevada Lawmakers After Trip to D.C.

LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Cancer survivors and patients from Las Vegas and Reno represented Nevada in Washington, D.C. Tuesday as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Tammy Moyle, Deidra Hamilton, Patti Kellerhouse, Jennifer Johnson, Sean McCoy, and Alphonso Gibbs joined more ... for metastatic breast cancer (MBC), which has no cure. Johnson has been fighting lung cancer for more than a year, and Hamilton is a survivor of retinoblastoma (eye cancer), after being diagnosed as a toddler. Sean McCoy, Reno, lost his mother to stage four lung cancer.  “For me, ...

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