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... state in the country to meet cancer-fighting best practice policies as recommended by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   According to the latest edition of ACS CAN’s How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, California measured up to policy recommendations in all but two of the nine issue areas ranked.   American Cancer Society and ACS CAN CEO Gary Reedy reached out directly to Governor Jerry Brown, Senate ...

... 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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries in order to increase early detection of more cancers for more Americans. The Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020 would establish a Medicare benefit category for ... testing innovations. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Detecting cancer early can be the difference between life and death. When cancer is caught early, it is often easier and less costly to ...

... Jersey Lawmakers Have Opportunities to Save Lives and Money Through Improving Access to Affordable Health Coverage, Tobacco Control and Quality of Life Measures   TRENTON, NJ – August 3, 2017 – New Jersey is falling short when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality ,  New Jersey measured up to ... in just four of the nine issue areas ranked. 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 ...