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New Mexico Lawmakers Must Reinvest in Programs that Prevent Tobacco Use

    Tobacco Settlement Dollars Should Be Used for Preventing Tobacco-Related Disease   Santa Fe, NM – October 10, 2016—In the final hours of the special session, New Mexico lawmakers broke a promise to protect future generations from deadly tobacco addiction by draining the $220 ... Fund to fix the state budget crisis.  Now, leading health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association and American Lung Association want to ensure that critical state tobacco control programs are not cut to continue ... are proven to fight tobacco use and save lives. The Master Settlement Agreement is New Mexico’s single best opportunity to break the cycle of tobacco addiction for our state’s youngest generations.”    The state receives annual payments of more than $35 million from the 1998 ...

KOMO News Interview: Protecting Access to Care

KOMO News interviewed ACS CAN volunteer Chris Griffiths following a press conference with Governor Inslee. ( Click link to view video )   By: Lindsay Cohen January 12, 2017   ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Christine Griffiths has been to hell and back -- and fears she could be on the verge of hell again. Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 49, the Bothell resident went through chemotherapy, fought off kidney stones, and then had a stroke. On top of that, her husband was diagnosed with central lobe dementia, forcing him to retire and kicking them both off his company's insurance. "I want ...

Supervisor Malia Cohen Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

... received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award—the most esteemed award presented by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of her dedication to fighting cancer through historic tobacco-control legislation.   ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, presents the annual award to select lawmakers who demonstrate admirable leadership in cancer-related public policy ...

New Mexico Lawmakers Examine Ways to Address State's Tobacco Burden

  SANTA FE, NM–  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be presenting testimony this week at three legislative hearings in Santa Fe that could help forge a new direction in the state’s battle ... biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs continues to be implementing evidenced-based solutions which help reduce the use of tobacco products,” said Sandra Adondakis, government relations director for ACS CAN in New Mexico. “These solutions include increasing the price of tobacco products, implementing comprehensive smoke-free policies and fully funding tobacco prevention and cessation programs.  All of these ...

Governor Hutchinson Applauded for Signing Crucial Public Health Measure Into Law

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed a bill (Senate Bill 309 now ACT 779) into law that ensures insurance coverage of colorectal screenings for men and women across Arkansas starting at the age of 45 and removes cost-sharing for a follow-up colonoscopy following a positive stool-based screening test. The new law would align with the United States Preventive ... screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. The effective date for the law is January 1, 2022. American Cancer Society Cancer Action (ACS CAN) Arkansas Board President Dr. Jamie Byrne-McCollum  released the following statement: “We applaud Governor Hutchinson for signing this bill ...

Governor Hochul Sets Sights on a Tobacco-free Generation

ALBANY, NY – JANUARY 10, 2023 – This afternoon Governor Hochul joined leaders from across New York to give the annual State of the State address, outlining her policy priorities for the coming year. In the accompanying written document titled, “Achieving the New York Dream,” Governor Hochul denoted that a key pillar of her 2023 legislative agenda will be curbing tobacco use. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the Governor’s decision to target ending the sale of all other flavored tobacco products and increase the cigarette tax by $1, ...

House Approves Critical Funding Increases for Cancer Prevention Services and Research

WASHINGTON – December 10, 2009 – “The House of Representatives today showed a renewed commitment to defeat cancer, passing an FY 2010 domestic appropriations bill that includes long overdue ... to survive and less expensive to treat.  A colorectal cancer screening program will give low-income individuals access to screenings that can detect pre-cancerous lesions and prevent the disease altogether thanks to a 14 percent funding boost.  Additional funding will enable tobacco ... funding can the NIH, NCI, NCHMD, and the CDC conduct their important work to conquer a disease that will kill an estimated 560,000 Americans and cost the economy more than $228 billion this year.” ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, ...

Maryland Cancer Group Urges State Legislators to Make Tobacco Control a Priority, Same Day as General Assembly Flavored Tobacco Hearing

ACS CAN volunteers meeting with state legislators Thurs. to ask for support of tobacco tax increase and flavored tobacco bills ANNAPOLIS, Md.—On ... economy. If the bill is passed, it is projected to increase annual state revenue by $97.43 million and would decrease the long-term health care cost savings from adult and youth smoking by $1.11 billion. A $2 per pack cigarette tax increase is also estimated to decrease smoking in youth ...

New York Biomarker Testing Campaign

... Precision medicine is changing the way we treat cancer. Biomarker testing is the key to unlocking access to these personalized treatments. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more New Yorkers have access to the right medicine at the right time. Ask Governor Hochul to ... The Biomarker Campaign Precision medicine is changing the way we treat cancer and biomarker testing is the key to opening the door to the types of personalized cancer treatments that can improve survival rates and quality of life.  A1673/S1196  would improve access to biomarker testing in New York State.  What is biomarker testing? Biomarker testing helps get the ...

Funding Approved for Two Critical SC Cancer-Fighting Programs

... recurring, the legislature has helped to provide these programs with more stability for developing long-range plans to best serve the people of our state.” South Carolina’s BCN was first funded by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 1991   through the National Breast and ... screening services for uninsured and medically underserved South Carolinian's thereby addressing barriers to care and reducing healthcare cost to our State. In 2016, the CCPN provided colorectal cancer screening to 582 uninsured individuals, which contributed to the removal of ... breast and cervical cancer in 2017.  And, 2,270 men and women in the state are projected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. A b out ACS CAN ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions ...

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