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Thank you to John J. Manna, Jr. for all of your incredible support to ACS and ACS CAN.  We are happy to share that our fellow New York State ACS CAN volunteer John Manna will be honored as a  2026 Honoree  at the New York City Hope Lodge Bash Gala on  Thursday,  April 23  at Gotham Hall. This recognition is well deserved for his many years of leadership, generosity, and unwavering commitment to Hope Lodge NYC. The Hope Lodge Bash is the American Cancer Society’s premier fundraising ...

... York state legislature took a major step to save lives and protect public health by increasing the state’s cigarette tax by $1.60 to a total of $4.35 a pack. The increase, which makes New York’s cigarette tax the first to top $4 per pack, will mean fewer smokers, more revenue and healthier futures for the thousands of kids who will never try smoking as a result. The increase will go into effect July 1. “The American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), championed the tobacco tax increase in New York to prompt current smokers to quit and prevent youth from starting. An estimated 2.6 million ...

*/ This report includes key accomplishments from 2019. However, it is not an exhaustive list of all of the advocacy work that ACS CAN staff and volunteers did across the country. For more information on ACS CAN’s advocacy efforts, explore our website. Sustained Investments ... In December 2019, the House of Representatives passed comprehensive drug pricing legislation that included a provision to eliminate this cost-sharing loophole. The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screenings Act was one of the most-supported pieces of legislation in Congress, ...

... certified, it has become clear, with nearly all the votes counted, that Proposition 29 was likely defeated by Big Tobacco's $50 million campaign of deception. Prop 29 would have saved more than 104,000 lives, stopped more than 228,000 kids from smoking and invested more than $500 million ... of volunteers and the millions of families in California impacted by cancer who stood up with us against Big Tobacco. The Society and ACS CAN also extremely grateful to Division and ACS CAN staff for their dedication and hard work. Finally, the American Heart Association, the American ... Health Fund and has consistently opposed attempts to eliminate or divert funding from prevention services. Read the ACS CAN press release .   Cost Containment Massachusetts is expected to pass comprehensive legislation in the near future to overhaul the way physicians and hospitals are ...