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... tax in the country. This honor comes after the state legislature passed a $1 increase to the stateŠ—'s cigarette tax last week as part of a larger transportation bill. The increase will bring MassachusettsŠ—' tax to $3.51 a pack. Research has shown that significant and consistent ... way to reduce smoking rates and help prevent kids from starting the deadly habit. Just how effective will the Massachusetts tax increase be? ACS CAN estimates that the $1 increase will save an estimated 15,500 lives in Massachusetts and keep approximately 27,200 kids from becoming addicted ... a rate at least as high as cigarettes helps curb youth usage. Thirty-five people a day die from cancer in Massachusetts, and nearly 30 percent of those deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use. This historic tobacco tax increase will have a tremendous public health benefit for the ...

... funds away from prevention efforts focused on keeping people well, Congress is pulling back from its prior commitment to the common-sense goal of saving lives and money by preventing deadly and costly chronic disease. "This latest proposal to cut funding for disease prevention comes after ... released a budget proposal this week that would use the prevention fund to plug budget holes in ongoing programs and cut more than one-fifth of the fund's overall budget by 2021. We hope the president and Congress will soon recognize that sacrificing disease prevention in the name of budget austerity makes no economic sense and diminishes our ability to improve public health." ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions ...

  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking cancer patients and recent survivors to enroll in its latest Survivor Views survey project. The project is dedicated to ensuring ... used to inform cancer-related policymaking. The survey project, which started in 2019, has provided invaluable insight on issues including the cost of prescription drugs, access to health coverage, surprise medical bills and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer patients’ access to ...

... in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. "Our recovery plan...will launch a new effort to conquer a disease that has touched the life of nearly every American by seeking a cure for cancer in our time. And it makes the largest investment ever in preventive care, because that is one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control" the President said. In outlining his priorities, the President identified ... action against cancer and for health care reform. It was a welcome effort. Editor's note: Dick Woodruff is the Senior Federal Director for ACS CAN Note: Comments for this post have been archived here . Comments on the President's Address ...