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ACS CAN Lets State Leaders Know of Important Budget Recommendations

December 21, 2021   Hon. Phil Murphy, Governor State of New Jersey Trenton, NJ 08625                 Dear Governor Murphy, On behalf of the 543,190 cancer survivors in New Jersey, I am ... important service to men and women who lack health insurance – screening for breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer at no cost to the patient. Detected early, these cancers are more effectively treated. Failing to have these cancers detected early can lead to deadly consequences. Published research on the success of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which ...

ACS CAN Lets State Leaders Know of Important Budget Recommendations

December 21, 2021   Hon. Phil Murphy, Governor State of New Jersey Trenton, NJ 08625                 Dear Governor Murphy, On behalf of the 543,190 cancer survivors in New Jersey, I am ... important service to men and women who lack health insurance – screening for breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer at no cost to the patient. Detected early, these cancers are more effectively treated. Failing to have these cancers detected early can lead to deadly consequences. Published research on the success of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco

Health and Economic Costs of Tobacco Use in Pennsylvania The use of tobacco products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death. Tobacco use is responsible ... Pennsylvania: - An estimated 22,000 deaths are caused by smoking each year. - 15.8% of adults smoke cigarettes. - Smoking is estimated to cost $6.38 billion in direct health care costs, including $2.07 billion in Medicaid costs. - 26.7% of high school students use tobacco, including ... tobacco prevention and cessation programs, along with regular and significant tobacco tax increases and comprehensive smoke-free laws can reduce tobacco use. Pennsylvania currently invests $16.2 million in tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is significantly less ...

2019 ACS CAN Ohio Legislative Priorities

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Ohioans touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2019, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Ohio Legislature in support of the following priorities: Reducing the Toll of Tobacco Increase Funding for Tobacco ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco

... still making a killing off New Jerseyans.  While we have made substantial progress, the fact remains that smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death in New Jersey.  Each year more than 480,000 people in the United States die from illnesses related to tobacco use. This means each year smoking causes about 1 out of 5 deaths in the US. We can change these grim statistics.  Smoking not only causes cancer. It can damage nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs, heart, blood ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco

Tobacco is an addictive and deadly product. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and remains the number one cause of preventable death. In Ohio: 18.0% of adults smoke cigarettes. 36.7% of high school students use tobacco products including 4.9% who smoke cigarettes, 29.8% who use e-cigarettes, ... by smoking. If nothing is done to reduce smoking rates, 259,000 Ohio kids currently under 18 will ultimately die prematurely from smoking. Ohio can and must do better. To learn more about the impact of  tobacco in Ohio and the need to invest in tobacco control to reduce taxpayers costs, ...

2021 ACS CAN OHIO LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Ohioans touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2019, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Ohio Legislature in support of the following priorities: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Increase Funding for Breast and ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco

  Increasing Indiana’s Tobacco Tax: ACS CAN calls on Indiana lawmakers to increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products including ... growing into adults addicted to deadly nicotine products, provide vital resources to help adults who want to quit smoking, and save hundreds of millions of dollars in averted healthcare and business costs associated with treating tobacco-related disease caused by tobacco products. Reducing the Toll ...

2025 ACS CAN Ohio State Legislative Priorities

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand equitable access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Ohioans diagnosed with or caring for loved ones battling cancer. Their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is committed to making sure all Ohioans have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer. In 2025, ACS CAN will ...

2025 ACS CAN Minnesota Legislative Priorities

In 2025, more than 37,000 Minnesotans will hear the words ‘you have cancer.’ The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is committed to making sure all Minnesotans have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer. In 2025, ACS CAN will work with the Minnesota state legislature in support of the following priorities: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Fertility Preservation: Some cancer treatments can cause infertility, and as a result, ... many life altering decisions in a short amount of time. One of those decisions included fertility preservation. I was completely unaware of the cost, whether or not my insurance would cover it, and if I even had time to successfully complete the process. If my insurance would have covered ...

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