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... Lawmakers Will Save Lives and Protect Kids   Harrisburg, PA – July 13, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association (AHA), American Lung Association (ALA) and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Tobacco-Free Kids) are celebrating the legislature’s approval of a $1.00 cigarette tax increase that will reduce tobacco use rates, save lives and prevent thousands of kids from becoming addicted tobacco ... lives, but money too, said David Greineder, AHA government relations director. “Combined with at least $2.19 billion in long-term health care cost savings from the cigarette tax, the increases will have a tremendous positive impact both on the state budget and for health care consumers in ...

... it comes to implementing 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, Virginia measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   The 17 th edition of the report highlights we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer.   “This year alone in Virginia, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 22, 2010 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, today announced the appointment of Christopher W. Hansen as president. Hansen previously served as Chief Executive Officer and is currently CEO Emeritus of TechAmerica, the tech ...

... on Deficit Reduction, better known as the "super committee," announced it was unable to devise a deficit reduction plan that a majority of the committee's members could support. Under the Budget Control Act, the legislation that created the super committee, automatic ... be.   Also important to keep in mind is that more than 50 percent of cancer patients rely on Medicare and Medicaid for their treatment. ACS CAN fought hard to prevent cuts and protect access to these programs. On that front, the lack of a super committee plan yielded a good outcome as ... 30­-plus percent of the Medicare population is thought to be obese. Under the Affordable Care Act, these services will be offered without cost sharing.   DRUG SHORTAGE The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN are closely monitoring the nation's drug shortage. The overall number of ...