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Oregon Cancer Policy Luncheon to Address Cost of Breast Cancer in The State
... breast cancer. Research shows that access to quality and affordable health care coverage is key in the ability to fight cancer. Cancer is one of the leading causes of disease and death in the United States. An analysis by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows that cancer patients pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket costs each year and the disease cost the country nearly $88 billion every year in health care spending. On Friday, October 26, a group of patient advocates, health care experts, ...
Jane Leo to Serve as ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations Director
SALEM, Oregon —— Jane Leo has been named the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director for Oregon. She will lead ACS CAN’s efforts to advance legislation and public policies to reduce the cancer burden, specifically ending the sale of flavored and menthol tobacco in her home state. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to fight for every Oregonian impacted by cancer,” Leo said. “Tobacco use has cost Oregon too many lives and too much money; stopping the next generation from ever starting is one of the most important things we can do to ...
ACS CAN Oregon Policy Forum: Cancer Prevention and the Fight Against Big Tobacco in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. —Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, and this year tobacco use will kill roughly 5,500 Oregonians. Tobacco use causes nearly 30% of all cancer deaths. The financial costs of tobacco to the state is substantial through health care costs and lost economic productivity, and the ... For more information, visit: https://www.fightcancer.org/events/2019-oregon-healthcare-policy-forum-luncheon . WHAT: ACS CAN Oregon Cancer Policy Luncheon WHEN: Friday, October 25, 2019; 11:30 a.m. registration; Noon – 1 p.m. ...
Voter-Passed Cigarette and E-cigarette Tax Increases Takes Effect January 1 in Oregon
... first time in Oregon, after voters overwhelming approved Measure 108 in November 2020. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one of the leading health organizations working as part of the Yes on 108 campaign to pass Measure 108. Oregon’s cigarette tax will now be $3.33 per pack, the sixth highest in the nation and the ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Support $2 Tobacco Tax Increase
SALEM, Ore.— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregon lawmakers to support a proposed tobacco tax increase that will help reduce tobacco use, save lives, lower health care costs and ... revenue. At a public hearing on April 10 and April 11, cancer advocates will share personal stories and testimony about the devastating impact of tobacco use on their families, including losing fathers and other loved ones from tobacco-related cancers. Lawmakers are considering House Bill ... costs. In fact, as smoking rates decrease from a $2 cigarette tax increase, the state would see about $1.02 billion in long-term health care cost savings. "Oregon’s current cigarette tax is ranked 32 nd in the nation and falls below the national average," Friend added. "We also ...
Oregon Senates Passes Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21
Salem, OR – March 20, 2017— The Tobacco 21 For Oregon coalition, led by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), applauds the Oregon Senate for passing ... House. “I ran for office to make Oregon the healthiest state in the nation, and I am proud to stand with my colleagues in passing SB 754 out of the Senate today with bipartisan support,” said Sen. Steiner Hayward. “This bill will decrease youth smoking rates, decrease tobacco-related ... diseases and health care costs, and will improve public health. This is good policy for Oregonians.” Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Oregon, claiming the lives of roughly 5,500 Oregonians yearly. Each year, 1,800 Oregon kids become new daily smokers, and ...
New Report: Oregon Gets Mixed Results on Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds Oregon meets the benchmark in four categories and falls short in just one area. However, the state has room to improve in several key areas of tobacco control, specifically increasing its cigarette tax rate. "Right now, Oregon’s cigarette tax rate is below the national average, which ... schools and communities," said Christopher Friend, ACS CAN Oregon government relations director. "Given that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, we must do everything to help people quit and make sure young people don’t get addicted in the first place. We can do much ...
Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase
... billion in health care costs in our state! Now, more than ever, Oregon needs to raise its tobacco tax to help folks quit and price youth out of accessing tobacco in the first place. Help us raise the tobacco tax by $2 so we can save 15,500 Oregonians from smoking-caused death and prevent 24,200 children from ever picking up the habit! Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax ...
Cancer Advocates Urge Oregon Lawmakers to Finish the Job on Flavored Tobacco, Provide Access to Biomarker Testing in Line with Advances
SALEM, Ore. –– On the first day of the 2025 Oregon Legislature, advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network call on lawmakers to finish the job and end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other ... as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. “It’s time to end this problem once and, truly, for all,” ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations Director Kari Hampton said. “We appreciate that legislative solutions take time, but this should have been done ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Commits $50,000 to Ballot Campaign to Fight Big Tobacco and Curb Youth E-cigarette Epidemic
PORTLAND, Ore.—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, has committed $50,000 to Oregonians for a Smoke Free Tomorrow ... use is the number one cause of preventable death and disease. This year, smoking will claim the lives of nearly 5,500 adult Oregonians and cost the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs. “The fact is, one third of all cancer deaths are attributed to tobacco ...