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Cancer Fighters Travel to Sacramento to Make Cancer a Priority
... - Nearly 150 cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol to request support for a sweeping series of tobacco-related bills to keep youth from smoking, curb tobacco-related healthcare costs and fund tobacco prevention and cessation programs. The visit is part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Day at the Capitol. An estimated 30 percent of cancers are caused by tobacco, which kills a total of about 16,000 Californians annually. “My ...
Oakland A’s Host Bay Area Policy Forum on Fighting Cancer Through Ensuring Healthy Eating & Active Living Environments
Oakland, Calif. – Top Bay Area medical researchers will spotlight new evidence showing why healthy eating and active living can greatly reduce cancer risks. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Bay Area Policy Forum will be held on Tuesday, August 21, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Oakland Coliseum. Gracious hosts, the Oakland A’s, are making it possible for attendees of the policy forum to also watch the Oakland A’s take on the Texas Rangers immediately following the forum. ACS CAN’s newly released How Do ... weight is the best way to prevent cancer. And legislation recently approved by the State Assembly, Senate Bill 1192, is a perfect example of how legislation can be nearly as important as medicine in fighting cancer. If the bill is signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, it will be ...
California Cancer Advocates Rally Virtually for Increased Access to Innovative Testing and Lifesaving Treatments
Sacramento, Calif. – American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers met virtually with state lawmakers Tuesday and urged them to pass legislation that would ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is ... testing is critical in accessing precision medicine, including targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality of life for cancer patients. “Every year – as part of California Cancer Action Day – cancer patients, survivors and advocates from across the ... medical centers are less likely to receive recommended biomarker testing. “We urge the legislature to pass this bill to help dismantle cost barriers and bring the promise of precision medicine to more cancer patients, regardless of their income, race or zip code,” said Autumn J. ...
San Francisco Votes to be 1st in CA to Raise Minimum Sale Age for Tobacco to 21
... Assembly Faces Similar Opportunity on Thursday Sacramento, CA – March 1, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is applauding a vote by the City and County of San Francisco today to raise the minimum legal sale age for tobacco products from 18 to 21. The ordinance, which received unanimous support from ... Government Relations Jim Knox. “We thank San Francisco for taking this bold action and urge the California Assembly to also vote in favor of raising the tobacco sale age to 21 in addition to supporting five other tobacco-related bills that together create a historic step forward in ...
Supervisor Malia Cohen Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy
... received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award—the most esteemed award presented by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of her dedication to fighting cancer through historic tobacco-control legislation. ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, presents the annual award to select lawmakers who demonstrate admirable leadership in cancer-related public policy ...
Cancer Advocates Release 2018 Legislative Scorecard
SACRAMENTO, CA - The voices of cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are making a difference at the Capitol as evidenced by the vital cancer-fighting policies that ... passed the legislature in 2018. The advocacy affiliate for the American Cancer Society, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released its 2018 Legislative Scorecard today and gave high marks to California legislators who voted in support of an array of ... access to healthy food in urban areas known as food deserts by creating a pilot program to help small businesses and corner stores with the cost of installing refrigeration units. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Cap Removal (SB 945) that eliminates treatment caps, allowing ...
Voters Pass Historic $2 Tobacco Tax Increase in California While Tobacco Industry Defeats Similar Lifesaving Measures in Other states
... voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Proposition 56 not only raises the tax on cigarettes, but also ... California. It will not only save lives and protect kids, it will save $9.22 billion in health care costs and will generate a significant amount of new revenue to support public health programs like the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program. Research shows regular and ... they spent millions to support disingenuous ballot measures to increase the tobacco tax at levels too low to have any public health impact. ACS CAN and its partners publicly opposed the counterproductive measures that would have stonewalled future efforts to increase the price of tobacco at ...