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Celebrating Five Years of Tobacco Regulation

Five years ago this week, we celebrated a landmark public health victory as the president signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. After years of Big TobaccoŠ—'s unfettered ... Surgeon General found that smoking still kills 480,000 Americans each year, sickens millions more and costs the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and other economic losses each year. The FDA and the Obama Administration must take even stronger and bolder action to accelerate ...

New Report Shows Critical Need for FDA Regulation of Cigars

... smoke flavored cigars, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health. The findings are included in an article, "Flavored Cigar Smoking Among U.S. Adults: Findings from the 2009 2010 National Adult Tobacco ... constituents as cigarettes. The tax disparity on tobacco products is undercutting our ability to effectively reduce tobacco use and lower health care costs. ACS CAN supports several current federal bills and state efforts to bring taxes on cigars and other tobacco products into parity ...

Utah Lawmakers’ Decision to Overrule Voters and Undermine Access to Medicaid is Life-threatening

... for an individual or $25,700 for a family of four), leaving an estimated 60,000 more low-income individuals without an adequate, affordable health coverage option. “We know that access to health coverage is the single most important factor for surviving cancer. Uninsured individuals are more likely than those with insurance to be ... early. With more than 11,600 Utah residents expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year alone, lawmakers’ decision to limit access to care for low-income residents could be a matter of life or death for many Utahns. “ACS CAN urges Gov. Herbert to veto this legislation and ...

California’s Lung Cancer Screening Rates are the Lowest in the Nation, Cancer Advocates Push for Change

... communities about lung cancer screening and providing resources to help people quit tobacco use. “By shining a light on this pressing health issue, we empower Californians to take charge of their health and encourage life-saving screenings. Together, we can reduce the disparities in lung cancer outcomes and save lives across our ... groups have more late-stage lung cancer diagnoses because of differences in risk factor exposure (such as tobacco use) and access to care. American Indians and Black Californians have the highest incidence of lung cancer, as well as the highest mortality rate from lung cancer.  ...

New York Healthy Eating and Active Living

... foods.  Research shows that access to fresh and healthy foods is one of several factors that can contribute to better eating habits and good health, including decreased risk of diet-related diseases. Sadly, low-income neighborhoods have 50% fewer supermarkets than the wealthiest ... is now depleted and we need your help. New York City Schools Campaign Physical Education in Schools : Federal Advocacy Initiatives Affordable Care Act This law contains several key provisions focused on prevention and wellness. ACS CAN strongly supports the implementation of and opposes ... standard menu items in chain restaurants and similar venues and of food and beverage items in certain vending machines. Coverage of preventive health services, including obesity screening and counseling and behavioral interventions for weight loss, with no cost sharing through private ...

The Next Generation of Cancer Advocates

... her experience as a skin cancer survivor to support legislation that would prohibit minors from using tanning beds. During a hearing before the Health and Human Services Committee in January, Paige urged lawmakers to protect other Nebraska youth like herself from the increased risks of skin cancer associated with indoor tanning. For the second year in a row, students from a ninth-grade health class joined our Hawaii team to support their grassroots efforts around Cancer Awareness Day in March. The students spent the day with ACS ... increased tobacco tax and tobacco control program funding. It's exciting to see teens and young adults passionately involved in the causes they care about, and especially to watch them actively support ACS CAN’s advocacy efforts and our cancer mission. Engaging advocates of all ages is a ...

ACS CAN delivers letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins asking for a vote on a critical colorectal cancer screening bill

... legislation New York State can ensure that state statute reflects recent federal and state guidance including the following: The 2010 Affordable Care Act requires that all health plans cover certain essential benefits including colorectal cancer screening in accordance with the United States Preventative Task Force ... that complies with the new screening guidelines. Furthermore, on January 10, 2022, the Federal Tri-Agencies (Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Treasury) announced that private insurance plans must now cover, without cost-sharing, follow-up colonoscopies after a ...

Promised Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program Critical to Increased Access

... Years of insufficient funding for the NBCCEDP not only mean that four out of five eligible women will continue to go unserved, but with rising health care costs, even those served today may not be able to access services in the future.  This is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- it’s ... journal CANCER a publication of the American Cancer Society, has shown that people who are uninsured, and people with certain types of public health insurance, are more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced cancer compared to those with private insurance, and, as a result, are at ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Welcomes Two New Members to the National Board of Directors

... Newton,   Massachusetts  – Bernson is an epidemiologist and the Director of Special Analytic Projects within the Office of Population Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. She leads development of and strategic direction for the Public Health Data Warehouse (PHD) a nationally recognized cross-sector data ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to change public policy to end cancer as we know it, for ...

Survivor Views: One in Ten Impacted by Recent Drug Shortages

... drug shortages at 22%. Among those who have been impacted by drug shortages in the past year, 57% say the shortage was related to their cancer care, including medications to treat cancer as well as its side effects and complications. Nearly a third of those experiencing drug shortages ... that they would otherwise have addressed in an office visit. While most of those telehealth visits (78%) took place during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the number reporting telehealth visits conducted outside of the PHE climbed from 15% prior to the PHE to 40% who have ... to have telehealth visits since the end of the PHE in May 2023. Forty-two percent say they plan to continue using telehealth visits with health care providers about issues related to their cancer.     Fifteen percent of those surveyed have seen a provider located in a different ...

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