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Local Cancer Advocate Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

Local Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

Local Breast Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

Coalition Urges House to Restore Tobacco Tax Increases

... Contact:  Shelly Kiser, 740-739-0187   Coalition Urges House to Restore Tobacco Tax Increases to Help Ohio’s Kids and Budget This statement can be attributed to Shelly Kiser, spokesperson for the Investing in Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition, on the removal of the tobacco tax increases in the HB64. “We are extremely disappointed that the House of Representatives has removed from its budget bill the necessary and widely supported $1.00 increase in the state’s cigarette tax. By removing ...

Legislature Missed Opportunity to Protect Ohioans from Tobacco

... Action Network Government Relations Director Leo Almeida: “It is unthinkable that the legislature slashed funding for the Ohio Department of Health’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program. The Governor proposed an increase in funding to $10 million per year, but the House and ... cessation programs and increasing tobacco taxes. “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will continue standing up for the health of Ohioans by looking for more opportunities to work with lawmakers to reduce the toll of tobacco on Ohioans.  “Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Ohio, resulting in 20,200 deaths each year, including 33.5% of cancer deaths. Ohio can and must do better to reduce the toll of tobacco on our state.”   0 Ohio Had an Opportunity to Generate Revenue, Protect Kids and Save Lives ...

Senate Budget Fails to Protect Ohio Kids

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Government Relations Director Leo Almeida COLUMBUS, OHIO  – “Today, the Senate passed its version of the budget, which slashes funding for tobacco control nearly in half, fails to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products and takes control away from local governments to protect the health of their ... use rates in the country and Big Tobacco has been working hard to addict future generations with e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. Ohio can and must do better now.  “With Big Tobacco spending nearly $429.8 million marketing their deadly and addictive products in our state ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally Legislators Virtually Due to Coronavirus

COLUMBUS, OH  – The unpredictable and dynamic nature of COVID-19 is no match for the steadfast commitment of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) volunteers. Because of the virus and the elevated risk for those with compromised immune systems became a roadblock for the annual Cancer ... investment will allow the state to help prevent kids from starting to use tobacco products and to help people quit, while delivering health and cost-saving benefits to Ohio. Protect All Those Under 18 from Using Indoor Tanning Devices Support legislation that would protect Ohio’s youth ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to Columbus to Rally Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority

... to meet with Ohio’s lawmakers about the need to properly fund the state’s Tobacco Use Cessation and Prevention Program, raising the age of sale for all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 and providing access to care through the state’s Breast and Cervical Cancer ... by taking steps to make the fight against cancer a priority. The visit is part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Action Day event.  “As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know if we’re going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in ... investment will allow the state to help prevent kids from starting to use tobacco products and to help people quit, while delivering health and cost-saving benefits to Ohio. Amend Proposal to Increase the Age of Sale for Tobacco to 21 to Protect Youth from Tobacco Discuss amendments to Gov. ...

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