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... control programs help prevent youth from starting to use tobacco products and support and promote cessation among current tobacco users.  ACS CAN recommends that states dedicate a portion of tobacco tax and other tobacco-related revenue for tobacco control.  However Connecticut is falling short, providing ZERO funding in the current ... budget.  ​​​​ The Numbers:  $2.03 Billion  - Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking   $473.2 million  - Amount of tobacco revenue and tobacco settlement funds CT receives annually   $55.9 million  -Estimated amount the tobacco industry spends on marketing ...

You might be wondering: What is cancer?  Cancer is a disease. All living things, including people, are made up of billions of tiny cells. A person gets cancer when some of their cells become unhealthy, and those unhealthy cells keep growing and multiplying. These unhealthy cells take up space that should be filled by healthy cells.  As a kid, there is nothing you can do to cause someone to get cancer and you can't catch it from someone like a cold. It is something their own bodies create. But, we can help ... a restaurant.  And, to help people who do get sick and need to see their doctor, we pass laws to make it easier for them to go, like making it cost less money. Return to the Junior Cancer Fighter start page What is Cancer? ...

In 2024 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the New York State Legislature and other state leaders on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate ... cancer screening and treatment program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women and men administered by the New York State Department of Health. The increase would bring the total annual appropriation to $23,790,000 .   Comprehensive Cancer Control Program: ACS CAN will advocate ... provide a comprehensive benefit for lung cancer screening including all follow-up testing according to recommended guidelines, without enrollee cost sharing or other barriers. ACS CAN will advocate for legislation to establish a lung cancer education, screening, and treatment program to ...

... & DC Lawmakers Have Opportunities to Save Lives and Money Through Improving Access to Affordable Health Coverage, Tobacco Control and Quality of Life Measures   WASHINGTON, DC – August 3, 2017 – Maryland and the District of Columbia are making progress when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. ... the District of Columbia measured up in five categories. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “This 15 th edition of the report shows just how far we’ve come in the last decade and a half passing policies proven to reduce suffering ...