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... not to start again. Lower smoking rates translate into fewer smoking-related cancers and premature deaths, reduced spending on smoking-related health problems, and more productive workers. “It’s estimated that if New Jersey raises its cigarette tax to $4.35 that 23,700 youth under 18 ... smoking related deaths will be prevented and $103.73 million in revenue will be generated while saving the state $1.44 billion in long term health care cost savings from the declines in adult and youth smoking rates. "Those are lives worth fighting for. We call on the legislature to protect ...

... meetings and field events. Ryan previously served as a member of Senator Reed’s legislative staff working on policy issues related to health, education, and labor. Under Strik’s leadership, ACS CAN will focus in 2023 on urging legislators to help ensure cancer patients are able ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

... state, including the District of Columbia, to pass oral chemotherapy parity legislation to help equalize patient out-of-pocket costs, modernize health insurance, and improve cancer care. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... touched by cancer together to call on the Missouri legislature to support policies to improve patient quality of life through palliative care and increase funding for Show Me Healthy Women, Missouri’s free breast and cervical cancer screening program, and the state’s tobacco ... said Mark Runyan, Missouri state lead ambassador for ACS CAN. “Making these lifesaving policies a priority will not only help improve the health of Missourians, but also eliminate death and suffering from a disease that touches us all.” This year, nearly 35,000 people will be ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...